'Why wasn't he wearing glasses?' Judge dismisses New Ubin Group co-founder's appeal over fatal crash after he cites poor eyesight
Pang Meng Seng, a 70-year-old co-founder of New Ubin Group, appealed his jail sentence for a fatal crash. He ran a red light and killed a cyclist. During the appeal, he claimed his deteriorating eyesight affected his judgement. The judge questioned why he was not wearing glasses. Pang had previously pleaded guilty to careless driving causing death. He was sentenced to 10 months and two weeks in jail and banned from driving for eight years.
The co-founder of food and beverage firm New Ubin Group, who ran a red light and fatally struck a cyclist, has appealed against his jail sentence, arguing that he was unaware his eyesight had deteriorated and that it was affecting his judgement.However, the judge questioned the extent of his eyesight problems and whether he was indeed unaware of his conditions, at one point asking why he had not been wearing glasses.Pang Meng Seng, 70, had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of careless driving causing death and was sentenced to 10 months and two weeks’ jail. He was also disqualified from driving for eight years.Pang appealed against the sentence on Nov 5.The accident happened at 9.15am on March 2, 2022, when Pang ran a red light at a junction between Bukit Batok East Avenue 2 and Avenue 5.