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Malay Mail
10 hours ago
- Malay Mail
Man fined for deliberate crash, reckless driving in viral Johor Hilux incident
JOHOR BARU, June 25 — A 50-year-old unemployed man was fined RM13,000 after pleading guilty in two Magistrates' Courts here today to charges of deliberately ramming a Toyota Hilux into a Perodua Axia and driving dangerously last Sunday. The accused, Muhammad Firdaus Abdullah, was fined after admitting to the charges read out by the court interpreter before Magistrates Atifah Hazimah Wahab and Nur Fatin Mohamad Farid. The court also ordered him to serve 18 months in prison if he fails to pay the fine and endorsed his driving licence. Before Magistrate Atifah Hazimah, Muhammad Firdaus was charged under Section 427 of the Penal Code for mischief causing damage. The charge carries a maximum prison sentence of five years, a fine, or both, upon conviction. He was accused of ramming a Toyota Hilux into a black Perodua Axia owned by a 63-year-old man, resulting in damages amounting to RM15,300. In a separate hearing before Magistrate Nur Fatin, he was charged under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for careless and inconsiderate driving, which carries a fine of up to RM10,000 and a maximum jail term of 12 months, along with mandatory endorsement of the driving licence. The offences were committed at Susur 6, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, at 3.10pm last Sunday. The accused, in tears, expressed remorse and promised not to repeat his actions, pleading for leniency as he is unemployed and supports a wife and seven children. Deputy public prosecutors Nik Noratini Nik Azman and Amirah Tasnim Saleh urged for a proportionate sentence, citing the losses suffered by the victim and the public interest generated by the case. For the mischief charge, Muhammad Firdaus was fined RM7,500 or 12 months in prison, while the dangerous driving charge resulted in a RM5,500 fine or six months in prison. His driving licence was also endorsed. According to the facts of the case, the victim lodged a police report claiming the accused had intentionally damaged his Perodua Axia by ramming into the rear once and the front twice before fleeing. Police arrested Muhammad Firdaus at Jalan Langkasuka in Larkin at 6.30pm yesterday, acting on information and a viral dashcam video showing the deliberate act. The widely circulated footage captured the accused's actions, sparking public outrage.
The Sun
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
New high-tech cameras that fine drivers £100 for tailgating catch whopping 1MILLION rule-breakers – would YOU spot them?
TRIALS of high tech traffic cameras that detect tailgaters have caught a massive 1 million motorists during trials. The state-of-the-art high tech cameras were installed along four major motorways as part of a test scheme. 4 4 National Highways ran the tests between 2017 and 2021 with 1 million motorists caught dangerously tailgating by the cameras. Figures were obtained from National Highways via a freedom of information request. They showed a whopping 844,060 offences recorded by the temporary cameras during pilot schemes. Dangerous tailgating is a careless driving offence and comes with a minimum fine of £100, serious cases can lead to a driving ban. The first test of the cameras was on the M3 between October and the start of December in 2017. During this pilot test a total of 237,648 possible offences were identified by the cutting edge AI cameras. This was followed by a 12 month trial on the M6 in 2018 during which 319,787 cases of dangerous tailgating were identified. Another test on the M20 between 2018 and 2019 registered 226,282 instances of drivers tailgating. The final trial on the M1 near Northampton between October 2020 and September 2021 saw 60,343 motorists caught red handed. No enforcement was taken against the hundreds of thousands of motorists caught in the act during the trials. During the final trial however, motorists identified as repeat offenders were sent warning letters by cops if the cameras detected them. The cameras work similarly to speed cameras but measure the distance between two vehicles the position of the same car at different points in time. Tailgating presents a serious danger and causes a huge number of crashes every year. 4 4 There are hopes that the new cameras will help to lower the number of fatal crashes if rolled out. National Highways told the MailOnline that there were 'no plans at present' to roll out the cameras permanently. When asked if cameras could be used to enforce tailgating endorsements in the future a spokesman for the Government-operated division told the MailOnline: "This would be a decision for the relevant police forces as the enforcement body.' "Driving too close to the vehicle in front of you makes it difficult to stop in an emergency, and is a factor in one in eight collisions on our network. "Safety is our number one priority and we, along with our enforcement colleagues in the police, will continue to explore all opportunities to make our roads safer." Estimates have suggested that tailgating is responsible for around 1 in 8 road accidents. Tailgating is usually an offence that can only be enforced by coppers on the road if they witness it. The new traffic cameras will make it possible for police to enforce the offence even when they're not present to witness it.
BBC News
09-05-2025
- BBC News
Driver jailed after reaching more than 120mph in police pursuit
A disqualified driver has been jailed after reaching speeds of more than 120mph (193kmp) in a police chase while he was high on Stack, 23, of Severn Road in Weston-super-Mare, north Somerset, undertook motorists on the M5's hard shoulder and narrowly missed crashing into other vehicles as he jumped red lights on A-roads during the pursuit on 13 level of cocaine in his system was found to be more than three times the legal appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on 2 May and pleaded guilty to a string of offences. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison and disqualified from driving for four years and six months. While patrolling on 13 April, officers spotted a BMW motorist who was driving while police attempted to pull Stack over on the M5 near Junction 14 (Thornbury), he drove off at speed. He was pursued down country lanes, residential routes and the M5, M4 and Bristol's was evenutally arrested after fleeing his vehicle, the court heard. Stack had previously been disqualified from driving for 12 months on 25 March. Stack pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle dangerously, driving without a license or insurance, and driving a vehicle under the influence of after the sentencing, PC Laurie Merchant said: "Stack endangered innocent roads users and took risks that could have cost lives – all because he decided to drive despite not legally being able to."In addition to his prison sentence and driving ban, Stack must take an extended driving test at the end of the ban and pay £272 in court costs.
