2 teens to be charged over separate cases of roadblock evasion, seriously injuring officers on duty
SINGAPORE – Two teenagers are expected to the charged in court on June 24 for their suspected involvement in separate cases of evading a roadblock and causing injuries to Traffic Police (TP) and Land Transport Authority (LTA) officers. A joint roadblock was conducted by TP and LTA officers in Commo
By Calista Wong
SINGAPORE – Two teenagers are expected to the charged in court on June 24 for their suspected involvement in separate cases of evading a roadblock and causing injuries to Traffic Police (TP) and Land Transport Authority (LTA) officers.
A joint roadblock was conducted by TP and LTA officers in Commonwealth Avenue West towards Commonwealth Avenue, on March 21, 2025, at about 11.25pm, police said in a statement on June 23.
In the first case, a 16-year-old male teenager was riding an unregistered vehicle when he approached the roadblock at high speed, colliding with a TP officer and an LTA officer who were stationed there.
The 28-year-old male TP officer sustained injuries including a head haematoma, abrasions and hip pain. The 44-year-old male LTA officer sustained severe injuries including brain injury, knee fracture, muscle tear and a sprained ligament. Both officers and the teenager were taken conscious to hospital.
In the second case, a 15-year-old male teenager and his male pillion rider were detained after the unregistered personal mobility device (PMD) they were riding mounted the pavement at the same roadblock.
They were caught after they abandoned the PMD and attempted to flee on foot.
The 16-year-old will be charged with the offence of evading a police roadblock, reckless driving causing grievous hurt, reckless driving causing hurt, underage driving, using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage, and using an unregistered vehicle.
The 15-year-old will be charged with the offence of evading a police roadblock, riding a PMD on public road, riding a PMD on a footpath, and riding an unregistered registrable PMD on a footpath.
The offence of dangerous driving causing grievous hurt carries a jail term of between one and five years, and disqualification from driving all classes of vehicles.
The other offences are punishable with a fine, or a jail term, or both.
Roadblocks are conducted to deter and detect crimes, the police said, adding that the public are advised to cooperate when approached at roadblocks.
“The police take a tough stance against anyone who evades roadblocks and endangers the safety of officers and members of the public, and will not hesitate to take action against such offenders,” they said.