Driver who caused teen’s death during expressway race not a student of NUS, says university

NUS said there are no records that Jarrett Tee Lee Kiat has ever been or is currently a student of the university. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

Nadine Chua

UPDATED Jul 01, 2025, 01:48 PM

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SINGAPORE - Jarrett Tee Lee Kiat , the driver who showed no remorse after causing the death of an 18-year-old teen during an expressway race, is not a student at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

In a statement posted on Facebook on July 1, NUS said: “There are no records that this individual has ever been or is currently a student of NUS. He has no affiliation with this university.”

It was stated in court documents that Tee was a full-time student at NUS at the time of the incident and reported as such on media platforms, including The Straits Times.

These court documents, which detailed Tee’s offence and the events leading up to it, was read out in court by De puty Public Prosecutor Paul Chia on June 27, when Tee was sentenced.

The Straits Times has contacted the Attorney-General’s Chambers for more information.

Tee, 30, was sentenced to five years and eight months’ jai l on June 27 after he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Ms Leann Lim Jia Le .

Tee was also handed a 10-year driving ban for his offence.

In February 2024, Tee rented a Mercedes-Benz car and played “blocking and braking games” on the ECP with a motorcycle, whose pillion rider was Ms Lim.

Tee, who drove at speeds of up to 160kmh, then asked his passengers: “Do you want to see motorcycle fly?”.

When Tee saw that the motorcycle was about to overtake him, he immediately swerved his car to block it. 

His car swiped the motorcycle, causing both Ms Lim and the motorcycle rider, Mr Kovan Tan, to be flung about 5m to 8m away.

Ms Lim had significant brain injury and died in hospital as a result of the collision, while Mr Tan suffered multiple abrasions and a right-hand laceration.

Tee was arrested at the scene and lied to the police that the motorcycle was “tailgating (him) and was high-beaming (him)”. He was later released on bail.

After his release from police custody, Tee met his friend, who asked if he was afraid following the incident.

Tee replied, “Why scared”, and said: “Who ask her to piss me off? The accident (that) caused her death is what she deserved.”

Nadine Chua is a crime and court journalist at The Straits Times.

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