Probation for teen pizza delivery rider who sped on e-scooter, crashed into pedestrian

SINGAPORE — A part-time pizza delivery rider was sentenced to six months’ supervised probation on his 19th birthday on Tuesday (Dec 10) for speeding on his non-compliant electric scooter and crashing into a pedestrian on a footpath.

Skye Lee Shi Jia will have to perform 100 hours of community service. His parents posted a bond of S$5,000 to ensure his good behaviour.

District Judge Eddy Tham noted “several positive factors” from a report that recommended probation for Lee, such as one which stated that he has stopped riding his e-scooter.

He pleaded guilty last month to causing hurt by a negligent act, which carries a maximum punishment of six months’ jail and a fine of S$2,500.

In May last year, when Lee was aged 16, he was speeding at 20km/h near Block 137 of Teck Whye Lane in Chua Chu Kang. This was 5km/h over the speed limit.

He did not slow down when he rode the e-scooter on a footpath near a junction and collided into Madam Toh Meng Wan, then 54. 

Madam Toh fell as a result and knocked her head on the ground, sustaining a 4cm laceration on her scalp.

Lee had a non-compliant e-scooter with a width of 74cm, which exceeded the maximum width of 70cm set out under the Active Mobility Regulations.

After the collision, Lee attended to the victim by applying pressure on her head wound to stop the bleeding. 

The woman was later taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital by an ambulance, where she received three stitches and was given eight days’ hospitalisation leave. 

The medical costs amounted to S$488, which Lee paid.

Since last month, e-scooters have been banned on footpaths and can be used only on cycling paths and Park Connector Networks. 

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