katanya dia buat u turn sebab nampak lori
Teen driver claims she made U-turn after seeing ‘stalled lorry’
BUTTERWORTH: The teenage girl who drove against traffic and crashed into nine vehicles on the North-South Expressway (NSE) has told police she made a U-turn after seeing a lorry stalled in the middle of the road. However, Central Seberang Prai police chief ACP Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said surveillance footage showed no evidence of a stalled lorry. He said the 19-year-old girl had missed the Permatang Pauh exit which led to her home in Butterworth. So she drove on and the next exit was after the Sungai Dua toll plaza. Nik Ros said the teen claimed she “saw a lorry in the middle of the road” and made a quick U-turn from the second lane to the fast third lane. “As she made that abrupt turn, her Proton Gen.2 swiped three other vehicles passing by. “She drove on for 5km before crashing into a Perodua Kelisa and five other vehicles.” The driver of the Kelisa, a 26-year-old factory worker, died on the spot, while others sustained light injuries. Nik Ros clarified the teenager did not cross over to the other side of the highway as reported, but had merely made a U-turn on the same side of the highway, driving against traffic. He confirmed that before the incident, the girl had gone to a club in Bukit Mertajam and was returning to her home in Butterworth at that time.
He said at the time of arrest, the girl was “high” on drugs, but the blood alcohol levels are still being determined. Nik Ros also said the girl will also be investigated under Section 15 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for consumption of illegal drugs. Nik Ros also said he was aware of the current “trial by social media” following the fatal accident, demanding that the teen be tried for murder. He said charging her for murder was not possible as she had no intention whatsoever. Nik Ros said she could be charged under Section 44 of the Road Transport Department Act, which provides for a jail term of four to 10 years, while causing death by negligence under Section 304 of the Penal Code carried only a two-year jail term. In BUKIT MERTAJAM, the teenager was remanded for four days at the Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate Dianne Ningrad Nor Azahar approved the remand. The teen driver arrived at the courthouse at 1.50pm in a purple lock-up garb and had her left-eye bandaged and her right arm in a loose sling. She appeared to be lifeless as she walked past a group of press photographers. An elderly couple, believed to be the teen girl’s relatives, arrived with a bag of clothes and fruits. They refused to speak to reporters when approached.
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