Despite the siren blazing, the light flashing and the uniformed officers, sometimes one feels "the need, the need for speed". But most people would be able to keep their intrusive thoughts at bay.
However, like a scene from the popular Need for Speed gaming franchise, a high-powered Audi was seen speeding off during a police stop near the Yong Peng Utara toll plaza recently.
A video of the incident has since gone viral.
Did this really happen?
VERDICT:
TRUE
Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani confirmed that the incident took place.
“The incident occurred on Monday (Jan 20) at around 1pm near Yong Peng Utara plaza toll. It started when a police patrol car spotted the vehicle driving suspiciously near the area.
“Police then turned on its siren and beacon lights as well as using a speaker and hand signal instructing the driver to stop the vehicle,” he said here on Tuesday (Jan 21).
ACP Shahrulanuar Mushaddat added that the driver initially obeyed police instructions by stopping the car for inspection but refused to cooperate further.
“The driver pointed to a female passenger who was holding a baby inside the car before being adamant and speeding off from the scene to avoid inspection,” he said, adding that there were no untoward incidents or injuries during the situation.
ACP Shahrulanuar Mushaddat also said police have since identified the suspect and in the midst of tracking the suspect down for arrest to help with the investigation.
He added the case was being investigated under Section 186 of the Penal Code and Section 279 of the same Act and urged those with information to contact the Johor police hotline at 07-2212999 or the Batu Pahat police hotline at 07-4343999.
