PETALING JAYA: A luxury SUV driver was sentenced to five days in prison and fined RM10,000 by a Magistrate's Court here Thursday (Oct 22) after pleading guilty to dangerous driving of the vehicle on a highway near Bandar Kinrara, which had gone viral on social media.
Magistrate Nur Natasya Mohtaruddin, who handed down the sentence against Woo Hong Jiang, 56, ordered the man to serve his prison term starting Thursday, alongside a five-year disqualification of his driving licence and six months' imprisonment if he fails to pay the fine.
The man, who was unrepresented by a lawyer, was charged with driving the vehicle in a manner dangerous to himself and other road users along the Puchong Bypass heading towards Bukit Jalil, Serdang, at 2:14pm on Oct 18.
The charge was brought under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333), which provides for a maximum imprisonment of five years and a fine ranging from RM5,000 to RM15,000.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Adriana Maisarah Mohd Farid requested a heavy sentence, taking into account that dashboard camera (dashcam) footage showed the accused was a road bully who drove dangerously and whose actions could have caused an accident, noting also that the case had gone viral.
"The accused deserves a high fine and a prison term exceeding the minimum period to serve as a lesson to him and the public not to repeat the same offence," she said. - Bernama
