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SINGAPORE – A man nodded off as he was driving a car along Kampong Bahru Road in September, causing an accident that injured three people, including his 10-month-old son.
The boy fractured his skull and has since recovered, the court heard.
The 27-year-old father was fined $7,000 on Friday (Dec 6), after pleading guilty to causing grievous hurt to his son by negligent driving.
He also admitted to one count of causing hurt to a pedestrian while driving in a negligent manner.
The man, who has been disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles for two years, cannot be named as his son is a minor. Revealing his name could lead to identifying the child.
The man was driving along Kampong Bahru Road, with his wife and son in the vehicle, at around 11.45pm on Sept 7 when he fell asleep at the wheel.
The vehicle veered to the left, mounted a kerb and struck Mr Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Hasitha Presad, 37, who was standing at a bus stop. The car came to a stop and the driver woke up.
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