Victim's family lauds heavier penalties for drink-driving

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“If nothing is done , I fear the situation will get out of hand. The drunk drivers will be more brazen and such accidents will continue to rise,” he said at his house in Kampung Bagan Jermal here yesterday morning.Lim, who is Bagan member of parliament, spent 30 minutes with the family.

He said the Transport Ministry was studying the legal framework and practices of other countries in reviewing the Road Transport Act due to the rise in accidents related to drink-driving. “The Transport Ministry is looking at doubling the punishments for drink-driving from 10 years’ imprisonment to 20 years, and from a RM20,000 fine to RM100,000 under Section 44 of the Road Transport Act 1987.”“The government hopes to lower this figure significantly.”

In the accident last Sunday at Km140.2 of the North-South Expressway near here, Khairizul, 39, was killed, while his wife, Zuriana Hasan, 36, was critically injured. She is warded at Seberang Jaya Hospital and has not regained consciousness.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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