ROMPIN: A tanker driver pleaded not guilty to charges of driving under the influence of drugs which caused him to crash into two other vehicles which resulted in the death of two personnel of the Pahang Health Department (JKNP) earlier this week.
P. Kaingeyen, 34, who lives in Kuantan, was charged before magistrate Azizah Ahmad here.
He is accused of driving under the influence of drugs and failing to control his vehicle, thus causing the death of JKNP driver Mohd Zuhairi Abdullah, 35, and nurse Julayha Kudus, 29, at 10am on Monday at KM32 Jalan Pekan-Rompin, Pekan, near here.
He was charged under Section 44(1)(a) of the Road Transport Act, which provides for a maximum jail term of 15 years and RM100,000 fine upon conviction.
Friday, 11 Dec 2020 01:59 PM MYT
ROMPIN, Dec 11 ― A tanker driver pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate s Court here today to charges of driving under the influence of drugs which resulted in the death of two personnel of the Pahang Health Department (JKNP) on Monday.
P. Kaingeyen, 34, who lives in Kuantan, about 115km from here, was charged before Magistrate Azizah Ahmad.
He was accused of driving under the influence of drugs and failing to control his vehicle, thus causing the death of JKNP driver Mohd Zuhairi Abdullah, 35, and nurse Julayha Kudus, 29, at 10am on December 7 at Km 32 Jalan Pekan-Rompin, Pekan, near here.