Ng Bing Hong is jailed for driving a vehicle while using Kpod and causing a crash against traffic, in what authorities describe as the first such case since the drug etomidate was reclassified. The accident happened in January. According to reporting from both outlets, no one was injured in the crash. One account describes how another road user spotted Ng’s vehicle approaching and reversed to avoid it, but a collision still occurred. The Straits Times notes that this is the first case of its kind following the reclassification of etomidate, which is relevant because prosecutions for drug-related offences depend on the drug’s legal status. Channel NewsAsia similarly links the conviction and sentence to the period after the reclassification, framing the matter as a first in Singapore for Kpod users involved in a traffic crash. The court sentencing outcome is reported by both sources, but the details provided in the supplied excerpts are limited to the fact of the jail term, the circumstances of the collision, and the timing of the incident in relation to the drug’s updated classification.