A 26-year-old lorry driver, S. Vinudharan, pleaded not guilty to charges of dangerous driving and causing the deaths of two 16-year-old boys in Melaka last year. He was charged under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 (Amendment 1999) and faces a potential jail term of five to 10 years, a fine of RM20,000 to RM50,000, and a five-year driving licence disqualification.
MELAKA: A lorry driver has pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Magistrate’s Court here to charges of dangerous driving and causing the deaths of two teenage boys last year.
S. Vinudharan, 26, was charged with driving dangerously, resulting in an accident and the deaths of Erwan Idris and Putra Norsyaqir Putrawirawan, both aged 16.The accused was arrested under Section 41 of the Road Transport Act 1987 . If found guilty, he could be jailed not less than five years to a maximum of 10 years, and fined not less than RM20,000 and not exceeding RM50,000, Bernama reported.
A person convicted of the offence is also disqualified from holding a driving licence for not less than five years while the licence is suspended from the date the charge is first read.
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