GEORGE TOWN: A Vietnamese woman suspected of drunk driving that killed a teenage boy in Jelutong in February will be charged at the Magistrate's Court here Thursday (March 27).
Northeast District police chief ACP Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the woman, who is married to a local man, will face two charges, namely under Section 44(1) (a) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by driving under the influence of alcohol and 44(1A)(a) of the same act for causing injury by driving under the influence of alcohol.
"The investigation papers of the case were referred to the Penang deputy public prosecutor, and instructions were received to charge the female driver in court on Thursday," he said when contacted on Wednesday.
On Monday, Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said the police had conducted a thorough investigation into the case and had completed the investigation papers before referring it to the deputy public prosecutor.
Hamzah said however, the investigating officer had received new instructions to compile the autopsy and the chemical reports before the investigation paper was referred back to the deputy public prosecutor.
Local newspapers reported that the boy's father, Ch'ng Hock Soo, 54, had questioned the delay in charging the suspect with the hit-and-run incident that killed his son Thomas Ch'ng Kai Hen, 18.
In the accident on Feb 19, Ch'ng, who was awaiting his Sijil Peperiksaan Malaysia (SPM) results, died at the scene when the car allegedly driven by the Vietnamese woman crashed into him and his friends while they were walking on the roadside of Jalan Jelutong. - Bernama
