{
  "id": 10359604,
  "title": "4 heavy vehicle drivers to be charged over speeding offences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/4-heavy-vehicle-drivers-to-be-charged-over-speeding-offences",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T04:09:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/4-heavy-vehicle-drivers-to-be-charged-over-speeding-offences"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Four heavy vehicle drivers in Singapore are set to be charged for speeding offences committed between March 2025 and July 2026. The incidents occurred between March 2025 and July 2026, involving a 32-year-old man driving a bus at 73km/h, a 37-year-old man driving a cement mixer at 57km/h, a 47-year-old man driving a bus at 75km/h, and a 37-year-old man driving a bus at 89km/h, all exceeding their respective vehicle speed limits. If found guilty, the drivers could face fines of up to $1,000, jail terms of up to three months, or both, with repeat offenders facing higher penalties and potential driving disqualification. The police emphasized the dangers of speeding, particularly with heavy vehicles, and urged lorry owners to install speed limiters as mandated by law.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}