The driver of a Nissan Navara that rammed a motorcycle was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined RM12,000 by the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court today.

He was charged under Section 42 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

The court also ordered the sentence to start from the date of the accused’s arrest, which was May 11. The accused was remanded for two days from that date.

The driver was found to have driven recklessly, therefore causing injury to another party. Through a video that has gone viral on social media, the Navara he was driving hit the motorcycle’s right-hand side storage box. The impact caused the motorcycle to crash, spilling both the rider and pillion passenger heavily onto the road. As a result, the 53-year-old motorcyclist suffered a fractured collarbone and a lacerated ankle. However, his wife bore the brunt of the impact and was seriously injured with a fractured ankle and right rib, as well as a brain haemorrhage.

The driver initially reported that the motorcycle had swerved into his path and he was unable to avoid it. However, video footage from another motorcycle’s dashcam showed the victim’s motorcycle being ridden carefully in the far left lane of the highway. The driver did not stop his vehicle but continued to flee the scene.

There was also a video footage showing the driver racing with three other four-wheel drive vehicles.

According to the Head of the Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT), Assistant Commissioner Mohd. Zamzuri Mohd. Isa, “The four-wheel drive vehicle is believed to have tried to overtake another motorcycle but failed to avoid it and crashed into the victim’s motorcycle.”

Both victims were rushed to the Sungai Buloh Hospital.