Bentley driver who tried to knock down security guard jailed 8 weeks, fined: report
SINGAPORE — The driver of a Bentley car which threatened to run down a security guard outside Red Swastika School was on Wednesday (19 October) jailed for eight weeks and fined $600.
The Straits Times reported that Neo Hong Chye, 61, was also disqualified from holding all classes of driving licences for 12 months.
He had pleaded guilty to one count of causing hurt by performing a rash act, which accounts for his jail term, and another count of driving the vehicle without insurance coverage.
According to The Straits Times, Neo appeared in court in a floral shirt, remained quiet and stood with head bowed as the facts were read out to him.
Bypassed queue of cars, stopped from entering school
The incident occurred on 11 January this year, and video footage showed Neo arriving in a Bentley car outside Red Swastika School along Bedok North Avenue 3.
Because he had bypassed a queue of cars, he was stopped from entering the premises by the security guard.
However, he inched the car forward a few times, pushing the security guard back despite being stopped from entering the primary school.
He was arrested that same day, and police said the guard suffered minor injuries following the incident.
Son also hit with 2 charges
Neo's son, Glynn Neo Jia, was also charged in May with one count each of altering the licence plate number of the Bentley and allowing his father to use the car without insurance coverage.
The 28-year-old was the owner of the Bentley at the time and allegedly allowed his father to drive the car at around 6.30am on the day of the incident.
His case is still pending.
For causing hurt by committing a rash act, the elder Neo could have been jailed for up to a year and/or fined up to $5,000.
For using a car without insurance coverage, he could have been jailed for up to three months and/or fined up to $1,000. An offender can also be disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles for a year.
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