{
  "id": 3183883,
  "title": "2 years’ jail for man whose car hit auxiliary cop at Woodlands Checkpoint, causing spinal fracture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/2-years-jail-for-man-whose-car-hit-auxiliary-cop-at-woodlands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T04:20:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/2-years-jail-for-man-whose-car-hit-auxiliary-cop-at-woodlands-checkpoint-causing-spinal-fracture"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 26, 2025, a motorist named Suriya Ganisan, 28, was driving through the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore when he disregarded the instructions of two auxiliary policemen. The vehicle struck one of the officers, who sustained a spinal fracture. Instead of stopping to help the injured officer, Suriya continued driving towards Malaysia. However, he was stopped by a Malaysian police officer before entering the customs area and was subsequently arrested by Singapore's Traffic Police. Suriya pleaded guilty to causing grievous hurt through dangerous driving, failing to assist the injured officer, and not complying with the officer's directions. He was sentenced to two years in jail and banned from driving for eight years from his release date.",
  "summary": "Suriya Ganisan, who is a Malaysian, committed the offences on Sept 26, 2025.",
  "key_points": [
    "Suriya Ganisan, 28, disregarded auxiliary policemen's instructions at Woodlands Checkpoint.",
    "Officer sustained spinal fracture after being struck by Ganisan's car.",
    "Ganisan sentenced to 2 years jail and 8-year driving ban."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The jail sentence and driving ban for Suriya Ganisan reflect a strict approach to penalising reckless driving that causes serious harm and disregards authority, signalling a stern stance against such behaviour.",
  "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."
}