Laurence Goh Eng Yau was on the first lane of the Ayer Rajah Expressway on Sept 12 that year when vehicles ahead of him came to a standstill due to traffic congestion.
Seeing that the car right in front of him had stopped moving, he swerved to the left to avoid a collision and sideswiped Malaysian motorcyclist Wong Yew Wai, 33, who was travelling on the second lane. As a result, Mr Wong was pushed to the third lane and a lorry rolled over him. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.A search on the Ministry of Law's website showed that the 57-year-old is the sole proprietor of a firm called Laurence Goh Eng Yau & Co.
The court heard that, shortly before the fatal accident, he was driving a car on the AYE towards Tuas at around 5pm on Sept 12, 2018.At around 5.19pm, he noticed that the car in front of him had braked and stopped due to the congestion ahead.Goh then abruptly swerved to the left and into the second lane to avoid a collision without checking properly to ensure that there was no oncoming traffic nearby.