A 93-year-old man died recently after a traffic accident left him in a vegetative state for the past one-and-a-half years.The 57-year-old car driver involved in the accident pleaded guilty on Aug 4 and was jailed for six months. His driving licence was suspended for five years.Chen Miankun (transliteration), was riding his personal mobility device (PMD) in Yishun when he was hit by a car early last year.He was on his way to buy ingredients from the market nearby to cook for his wife, who has Alzheimer's, when a car ran a red light and hit him, according to his daughter who spoke with Shin Min Daily News. At the time, the daughter was overseas and did not find out about the accident till the next day after calling the police.The CCTV had been accidentally switched off by her mother, and the daughter was informed that her father was missing only when another tenant at the unit returned home at night.«He took only his wallet with him and didn't have his ID, so the police didn't find us until the day after the incident,» his daughter told Shin Min. Read more