Vietnamese woman in suspected fatal drunk-driving case to be charged March 27


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.

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