SHAH ALAM: A 51-year-old lorry driver pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence of drugs, driving against traffic, and injuring four people on Oct 9.
C. Agilan was charged under Section 44(1A)(a) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which carries a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine of up to RM50,000 upon conviction.
He is accused of driving a lorry under the influence of methamphetamine and amphetamine at about 4.30pm along Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari, causing him to lose control of the vehicle and injure four individuals aged between 17 and 58.
The incident occurred when a 10-tonne lorry driven against the flow of traffic crashed into 11 vehicles at the Alam Budiman traffic lights. Four people were injured, one of them seriously.
