SINGAPORE — After a night of drinking with friends to celebrate their last day of in-camp training, a man borrowed his uncle's car and headed back to camp. As he was driving along Bukit Timah Road, Emilio Alphonso Gonzales dozed off, causing the car to mount a kerb. He was found asleep by a police officer, who woke him up...
Emilio Alphonso Gonzales dozed off while he was driving along Bukit Timah Road, causing the car to mount a kerb.SINGAPORE — After a night of drinking with friends to celebrate their last day of in-camp training, a man borrowed his uncle's car and headed back to camp.
The 27-year-old was sentenced to 12 days' jail, fined $5,000 and disqualified from driving for three years, according to a judgment dated Aug 6 and made available this week.According to the court documents, Gonzales went to a karaoke outlet in South Bridge Road with two friends around midnight on Dec 1, 2023, to celebrate their last day of in-camp training.
After his last drink at about 4am, he took a taxi alone to his uncle's house at Lim Tai See Walk in Bukit Timah and had a shower. He then drove his uncle's car at about 6am, planning to head to Nee Soon Camp for his last day of in-camp training. However, he fell asleep at the wheel and the car mounted a kerb along Bukit Timah Road towards Dunearn Road in front of Sixth Avenue MRT station.
A blood test showed that he had 136mg of alcohol for every 100ml of blood, which is above the legal limit of 80mg.
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