The driver suffered minor injuries but declined to be taken to hospital. - Photos: Screengrab from Roads SG/ Facebook
SINGAPORE: A 62-year-old man was arrested for drink-driving after his car was found dunked headfirst into a Seletar Country Club pool on Tuesday (Aug 27).
The police said they were alerted to the accident at 10.05pm on the day at 101 Seletar Club Road.
In a video posted to Facebook page Roads.sg, the dark coloured car is seen in the pool with its rear in the air and headlights still on.
The driver suffered minor injuries but declined to be taken to hospital, police added.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a call for assistance at about 10.35pm.
Police investigations are ongoing.
According to latest police statistics, drink-driving accidents crept upward in the first six months of 2024, going from 88 cases in the first half of 2023 to 96 cases this year.
But drink-driving arrests fell from 853 in the first half of 2023 to 812 in the same period in 2024.
Fatal drink driving accidents are also on the rise, ticking up from three cases in the first half of 2022 to eight in the same period in 2023, and nine in 2024. - The Straits Times/ANN
