TAWAU: A man who crashed his car repeatedly into a pharmacy and another vehicle here while reversing last month has been fined RM10,000 for driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention.
Chin Soon Sang, 60, pleaded guilty plea before Magistrate Don Stiwin Malanjum on Friday (Oct 23).
The court also ordered that the details of the offence be endorsed on Chin’s driving licence.
He was accused of committing the offence at Lorong Bintang Shophouse 8, Mile 3, Jalan Apas here, at about 3.30pm on Sept 29.
He was charged under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which provides for a fine of between RM5,000 and RM10,000, or up to 12 months' jail, and licence endorsement upon conviction.
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The accused was reported to have been reversing his car after leaving a clinic.
The car shot forward into a pharmacy when he press the accelerator too hard.
Chin then attempted to reverse away but struck a multipurpose vehicle that was parked beside his car.
He then did so repeatedly until his car came to a stop and could no longer move, according to the charge sheet.
The pharmacy suffered damage to its glass frontage, with losses estimated at RM20,000.
The MPV sustained damage to its front, including the bumper, bonnet, left and right fenders, left headlamp, radiator, and air-conditioning condenser.
It was reported last month that a senior citizen crashed his car into a shoplot in Tawau while leaving a clinic.
A video of the incident went viral on social media.
