MELAKA: A 27-year-old lorry driver who crashed his vehicle into a house after a chase may be facing multiple charges, with police opening three investigation papers against him.
Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Ashari Abu Samah stated that the suspect has been remanded until Feb 23 to assist in the investigation.
"We have opened investigation papers under Section 186 of the Penal Code for obstructing a public servant from performing their duties and under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving.
"He is also being investigated under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, after testing positive for methamphetamine in a urine test," he said on Friday (Feb 21).
Police have also recorded statements from Road Transport Department (JPJ) officers involved in the pursuit to complete their investigation.
Earlier, Melaka JPJ director Muhammad Firdaus Shariff revealed that enforcement officers pursued the suspect's lorry for about an hour over a 25km stretch before the driver leapt out of the moving vehicle.
With no one behind the wheel, the unmanned lorry swerved dangerously into a house on Jalan KJ51, Taman Krubong Jaya, damaging its fence, exterior wall, and a parked four-wheel-drive vehicle.
The incident, which occurred at 5.30pm on Wednesday (Feb 19) along the Lebuh Sungai Udang–Paya Rumput–Ayer Keroh (SPA) Highway, later went viral on social media.
