Man gets jail for driving Merc forward against woman, pushing her after she swore at him in road dispute

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Man gets jail for driving Merc forward against woman, pushing her after she swore at him in road dispute
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SINGAPORE — Upset that another driver had cut into his lane and was unapologetic about it, Naavin Gopalan got out of his Mercedes at a red light and kicked the other car several times. When the other driver, a woman, got out and stood in front of his car, he drove it forward slowly, causing he

SINGAPORE — Upset that another driver had cut into his lane and was unapologetic about it, Naavin Gopalan got out of his Mercedes at a red light and kicked the other car several times.

He pleaded guilty to one charge of causing hurt by rash act and one charge of mischief. One other charge of causing hurt was taken into consideration for sentencing.this year, Gopalan and the victim, Ms Josephine Soh, 46, were driving in their respective Mercedes vehicles along the three-lane road of Bukit Batok Road.

They continued driving and eventually stopped at the traffic light junction of Clementi Road and Sunset Way as the traffic light turned red. Furious, he countered with expletives before kicking the side mirror and door of her car several times.After he was done, he returned to his car and tried to drive off.As she refused to move, Gopalan drove his car forward slowly, pushing against her knees and shins for 2m to 3m for around six seconds.But Ms Soh quickly got up and blocked his car again.

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