SHAH ALAM, Oct 13 — A lorry driver pleaded not guilty in the Magistrates’ Court here to driving against traffic under the influence of drugs and causing injuries to four other individuals last week.
C. Agilan, 51, entered the plea after the charge against him was read out before Magistrate Ameera Mastura Khamis.
Agilan is accused of driving a lorry under the influence of methamphetamine and amphetamine, rendering him unable to control the vehicle and resulting in injuries to four individuals aged between 58 and 17. The offence was allegedly committed at about 4.30pm on October 9 at Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari.
He was charged under Section 44(1A)(a) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which provides for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a maximum fine of RM50,000.
