SHAH ALAM: A trailer driver has pleaded not guilty in a Magistrate's Court here on Monday (Dec 15) 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, at the Kemuning Toll Plaza, on the Klang to Kuala Lumpur route, Kesas Expressway, at 9.11pm on Dec 10.
The charge, under Section 44(1A)(a) of the Road Transport Act 1987, provides for a jail sentence of up to 10 years and a fine of up to RM50,000 if convicted.
Magistrate Ameera Mastura Khamis allowed bail of RM10,000 with one surety and ordered that his driving licence be suspended pending the case disposal. The court set Feb 12 for mention for the appointment of a counsel.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Akhilah Rosmi appeared for the prosecution, while Noor Azuan was unrepresented. – Bernama
