Man jailed after abruptly stopping car to confront, slap van driver who was using phone while driving
Angered after seeing the van driver use his mobile phone, the man sounded his horn repeatedly and shouted vulgarities at the driver before stopping his car and approaching him.
A man from Singapore has been jailed for nine days after stopping his vehicle in the middle of a multi-lane road to confront a van driver he perceived as using a mobile phone while driving. On April 5, 2026, Jereme Quek Han Fei, 40, was behind a van when he noticed the driver, Tran Nhat Sinh, using his phone. Quek began honking and shouting vulgarities at Tran, following the van until he stopped his car in the middle of the three-lane road.
Quek confronted Tran, continued shouting, and recorded Tran on his phone, but Tran grabbed the device away. Quek then opened the van door and slapped Tran, who retaliated by punching Quek. The altercation was witnessed by a passing motorist who separated the two men. Quek was arrested the same day and taken to the hospital with fractured teeth and abrasions from the fight.
He was charged with recklessly endangering the safety of others and pleaded guilty. Judge Ng Cheng Thiam denied bail increase and postponed the sentence, allowing Quek to handle work and family matters.
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