{
  "id": 3453479,
  "title": "Drunk woman, 48, driving at around 125km/h on CTE, hits motorcyclist, causes brain injury, gets 1 year & 4 months' jail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/drunk-woman-48-driving-at-around-125km-h-on-cte-hits-motorcyclist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:39:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/08/woman-drunk-hit-motorcyclist-cte/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 17, 2023, a 48-year-old woman named Xie Lijun drove at speeds up to 125km/h while intoxicated along the Central Expressway (CTE) towards the Seletar Expressway (SLE). The woman, who had been drinking heavily, crashed into the rear of a motorcyclist, causing severe brain injuries and multiple fractures. Xie fled the scene and did not call the police or provide assistance to the injured rider. As a result of her actions, the motorcyclist was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital for emergency treatment and received 588 days of sick leave. Xie was sentenced to one year and four months in jail, fined S$6,000, and disqualified from driving for seven years.",
  "summary": "She fled the scene after the crash.",
  "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."
}