SHAH ALAM, Dec 15 — A trailer driver pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court today to a charge of driving under the influence of drugs and causing injury in a crash at a toll plaza last week.
Noor Azuan Abdul Rahman, 48, was charged with committing the offence at a Touch N' Go Lane of the Kemuning Toll Plaza, along the Klang to Kuala Lumpur route of the Kesas Expressway at 9.11pm on Wednesday (December 10).
The charge, under Section 44(1A)(a) of the Road Transport Act 1987, provides a jail sentence of up to 10 years and a fine of up to RM50,000 if convicted.
Magistrate Ameera Mastura Khamis allowed him bail of RM10,000 with one surety and ordered that his driving licence be suspended pending disposal of the case. The court set February 12 next year for a mention regarding the appointment of counsel.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Akhilah Rosmi appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented.
