Last month, we reported of a freak accident which saw an 18-year-old teen having his head severed after a Volkswagen Golf GTI crashed into a lamp post before colliding with the van he and his dad were in.
The impact of the crash then caused the lamp post to pierce through the van and hit the victim seated in the front seat, who was subsequently decapitated by the structure.
The driver of the Volkswagen Golf GTI was later arrested and charged at the Kuala Terengganu magistrates’ court today for causing death by reckless driving.
Claimed trial to charge
Asrizal Hisham Khalid, who works as a trader, was charged with causing the death of Wah Han Keong by driving his Volkswagen Golf GTI dangerously at Jalan Losong Feri in Kuala Terenggau at 3.36pm on May 19.
The charge was framed under under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act, which provides a jail sentence of five to 10 years and a fine of between RM20,000 and RM50,000.
Asrizal also faces his driver’s licence being suspended if convicted, reported Harian Metro.
The 43-year-old pleaded not guilty when the charge was read out before magistrate Sharifah Amirda Shasha Amir Shariffuddin.
He was granted a RM10,000 bail and had his driver’s licence revoked until the case is fully disposed.
The court then set Aug 3 for case mention.
Previously, it was reported that the teen’s father, who survived the crash, witnessed the victim dying before his eyes and is planning to file legal action against Asrizal.
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