SINGAPORE, May 29 — A teenager accused of driving several vehicles while underage, including his grandmother’s car, and leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in a series of collisions in Singapore has been handed 18 charges, according to CNA.

The 18-year-old, who cannot be identified under Singapore’s Children and Young Persons Act because he was under 18 when the alleged offences took place, appeared in court yesterday.

The charges stem from three separate incidents between January 2025 and January 2026.

According to Singapore police, the first incident occurred on January 30, 2025, when the teenager, then aged 16, allegedly took his grandmother’s car without her knowledge after finding the ignition key inside the unlocked vehicle.

Police said he drove the car for about an hour before returning it. His grandmother later contacted the authorities after discovering the vehicle had gone missing.

A second case surfaced nearly a year later. On January 8 this year, the teenager allegedly drove a deregistered vehicle fitted with a false registration plate from Haig Road to Marina Bay Sands.

The most serious allegations relate to a pursuit involving traffic police on January 16.

Police said officers on patrol along Paya Lebar Road at about 10.50pm attempted to stop a car after spotting suspicious behaviour, but the driver sped away.

The teenager, then 17, allegedly reached speeds of up to 174km/h on the East Coast Parkway, where the speed limit was 90km/h, and 96km/h on Guillemard Road, where the limit was 40km/h.

During the chase, he is accused of running red lights, driving against the flow of traffic and colliding with five stationary vehicles along Paya Lebar Road and Guillemard Road.

The pursuit ended after the vehicle struck a sixth parked car near Marine Parade Road and Still Road South.

Police said the teenager then fled on foot but was subsequently arrested.

Investigators later found that the vehicle involved was also deregistered and carried a false number plate.

A vaporiser and pod were recovered from the car, although police said no further action was taken over those items because there was insufficient evidence.

The teenager now faces multiple charges, including dangerous driving causing hurt, driving while underage, using a deregistered vehicle, operating a vehicle without insurance and failing to stop after an accident.

CNA reported that he indicated his intention to plead guilty. The case has been adjourned to July for that purpose.

If convicted of dangerous driving causing hurt, he could face up to two years’ jail, a fine of up to S$10,000 (RM31,000), or both.