26/05/2020 02:06 PM
KUANTAN, May 26 -- Police have obtained a four-day remand order against the alleged drunken motorist who went against traffic flow, causing the death of a man at Jalan Pintasan Kuantan here last night.
The remand order on the 42-year-old man was issued by Magistrate Najwa Hashim.
The suspect, from Tanah Putih, was remanded for further investigation under Section 44(1)(b) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which carries a maximum jail term of 10 years and fine of up to RM20,000, upon conviction.
In the incident at 9.20 pm Monday, the victim, Irwan Herman Kamarudin, 41, was believed to be heading home from Gebeng when his Toyota Yaris was hit by a Toyota C-HR driven by the suspect against the traffic and in a dangerous manner.
The victim died at the scene due to severe head and chest injuries.
The suspect was believed to have consumed alcohol at his friend’s house in Semambu before the incident.
-- BERNAMA
26/05/2020 03:23 PM
KUANTAN, May 26 -- The wife of a car accident victim who was killed when a vehicle driven by a motorist believed to be drunk at Jalan Pintasan Kuantan here last night hopes the suspect receives a fitting punishment.
Zetti Haryanti Hassan, 42, said the sentence should be a deterrent to other people not to commit the same offence as it could mean that a family loses their loved one who was the backbone of the family.
“My children and I hope my husband gets justice. He was a good and responsible son, husband and father ….in fact, when the accident happened, he was on his way to work to earn a living for the family.
“I remember when we got married in 2011, he really wanted to buy a house so that we would have a proper home,” she said when contacted here today.
Zetti Haryanti’s husband, Irwan Herman Kamarudin, 41, died after the Toyota Yaris car he was driving was hit by a Toyota C-HR which was travelling recklessly against the flow of traffic at 9.20 p.m. yesterday, driven by a man believed to have had alcoholic drinks before the incident.
It is understood that Irwan Herman who has been a supervisor with Alam Flora Sdn Bhd since 2016, was traveling from his house in Sungai Isap Perdana here to go to work at Gebeng.
Zetti Haryanti said she will look after their two children, aged 14 and eight, including one from Irwan Herman’s previous marriage, on her income as a trader.
She said it was part of his normal monthly routine to work at night, and his job required him to go to the company’s depot in Gebeng.
"He was his normal self before leaving for work. He was happy when we celebrated Hari Raya Aidilfitri at his parents’ home in Taman Guru here, although he had been working earlier in the day,” she said.
Zetti Haryanti said her husband’s remains will be buried at the Muslim Cemetery in Kampung SC here after the post-mortem tomorrow, as the hospital will also conduct a COVID-19 screening test today.
-- BERNAMA
