JOHOR BARU: An 18-year-old driver has been arrested for allegedly crashing a multipurpose vehicle (MPV) into a man before dragging a woman and reversing into a drain.
Seri Alam deputy OCPD Supt G. Victor said the incident occurred in a residential area in Taman Johor Jaya here at about 6pm on Wednesday (Dec 17)
“The incident started when a motorcycle rider was said to have obstructed the path of the MPV.
“The MPV driver allegedly honked repeatedly, which led to a misunderstanding and a physical altercation between the two individuals,” he said in a statement on Friday.
Supt Victor said the MPV driver later rammed into the motorcyclist, causing injuries to the victim and damage to his motorcycle.
“The pillion rider, who is the wife of the motorcyclist, also sustained minor injuries after she was dragged by the MPV driver during the incident.
“The motorcyclist was admitted to Hospital Sultan Ismail after sustaining minor injuries to several parts of his body and bleeding to the head,” he said, adding that the victim is in stable condition.
Supt Victor said police arrested a local man aged 18 at about 9.40pm on Thursday.
He said the suspect has no criminal record and tested negative for drugs following a urine screening test.
The suspect has been remanded for seven days starting Friday to assist in investigations, including for driving recklessly and for lodging a false police report regarding the incident.
The case is also being investigated under Section 307 (attempted murder), Section 506 (criminal intimidation), Section 160 (fighting) and Section 182 (lodging false report) of the Penal Code, as well as Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
The 32-second video, which has been making the rounds on various social media platforms, showed the MPV crashing into the man and his motorcycle.
The pillion rider was seen confronting the MPV driver through his open car door, but was later dragged as the car reversed into a drain in front of a row of houses.
A video from another angle taken with the dashcam of a passing vehicle shows the MPV driver and motorcyclist brawling following an argument, before the driver allegedly rammed his vehicle into the motorcyclist.
