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Today, I must share this legendary local drama that happened on our roads. You know Singapore at night usually very quiet, right?

But a group of six local Fast & Furious wannabes decided that our public expressways were missing a bit of action, turning the Central Expressway (CTE) into their personal Initial D anime setting.

The Grand Gathering at Stadium Boulevard

It all started in the early hours of October 27, 2024, around 2:00 AM. While normal, sensible people were at home sleeping or eating late-night supper at Lau Pa Sat, 26-year-old Jared-Kane Goh and five of his driving buddies—ranging from 21 to 35 years old—decided it was the perfect time to flex their rides.

The battleground? A carpark along Stadium Boulevard. Picture the scene: six guys standing around Jared’s bright blue Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, revving their engines, admiring their rims, looking sibei proud, and planning an epic late-night convoy. The itinerary sounded grand: cruise from Stadium, blast through the Pan Island Expressway (PIE), sweep down the Central Expressway (CTE), and make a high-profile parade arrival at Orchard Road.

From Mitsubishi Evo to F-16 Fighter Jet

Now, any Singaporean with a driver’s license knows the CTE speed limit is strictly 90km/h. Traffic cameras everywhere, right? But Jared must have thought those speed limit signs were just friendly recommendations. He stepped on the gas pedal like he was trying to break the sound barrier and escape Earth’s gravity.

As he zipped along the CTE towards the AYE near the Balestier exit, traffic monitoring captured his blue Evo hitting a mind-boggling 221km/h! Aney, Uncle tell you, that is not driving a Japanese sports car—that is pilot mode inside an Singapore Air Force F-16 jet fighter!

He didn’t stop there. Over seven different road stretches, he kept his foot pinned to the floor. When he exited towards Stamford Road and Victoria Street—where the speed limit drops to a humble 50km/h because of pedestrians and traffic junctions—he was still cruising at over 100km/h. Complete wholesale disregard for the law!

The Stamford Road Live Action Bumper Car Show

The real Hollywood stunt-show comedy began as the speeding convoy roared down Stamford Road towards Fort Canning Link. Kong Jia Quan and Gilviz Lee were tailgating close behind Jared’s tailpipes, trying to maintain the tight convoy formation.

Suddenly, Jared spotted another regular vehicle cruising normally ahead. Realising he was about to obliterate a fellow road user, Jared slammed his brakes hard. What followed was absolute slapstick chaos:

• Collision #1: The buddy behind him, Kong, couldn’t react in time at those ridiculous speeds and slammed straight into the back of Jared’s Evo.
• The Acrobatics: The third guy, Lee, swerved wildly to avoid the pile-up, mounted the grass verge, lost all control, and literally flipped his car upside down like a roti prata on a hot griddle!
• Collision #2: Car parts, metal debris, and glass went flying everywhere across the lanes. The fourth car in line, driven by Marcus Lau, slammed on his brakes to avoid the wreckage. The fifth car behind Lau couldn’t stop either, resulting in a second rear-end smash!

By the time the dust settled, Stamford Road looked less like a Singapore street and more like a Michael Bay movie set. Roadside grass was completely uprooted, a road sign was flattened, and a traffic light signal was crushed, leaving the authorities with a nice S$2,900 repair bill for public property.

The Medical Diagnosis: Scared Until Pants Wet

After acting like a street racer hero for twenty minutes, Jared had to go straight to the hospital for medical assessment. The doctor noted he suffered a neck sprain, a bad headache, and a official medical diagnosis of “acute stress reaction.” In Kopitiam terms, that basically means scared until pants wet after realising how close he came to meeting his ancestors.

His 22-year-old female passenger in the front seat was also injured. Imagine going out on a late-night date thinking you’re getting a cool ride in a sports car, only to end up in an overturned wreck on Stamford Road surrounded by Singapore Police Force sirens!

The Courtroom Reality Check

When Jared finally faced the music in court on September 8, 2026, pleading guilty to dangerous driving, the prosecutor did not hold back. Pointing out that Jared drove at over double the speed limit across multiple zones, the prosecution sought a 3.5 to 5-month jail sentence alongside a 3 to 4-year driving ban, noting the potential for serious harm was sky-high.

As for his convoy buddies? Virtually all of them received jail terms of a few months each, along with automatic three-year driving disqualifications. The Fast & Furious club effectively converted into the Outram Park Prison Club.

Final Moral of the Story: The CTE is not the Sepang Circuit, Stamford Road is not a bumper car arena, and your ah gong does not own LTA’s roads. If you really want to feel 221km/h, buy a budget flight ticket to Germany and drive on the Autobahn. Otherwise, you’ll just lose your car, go inside to eat free government curry rice, and spend the next four years holding onto the MRT handrail right next to Uncle during peak hour!

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