E-Hailing Driver Tests Positive For Meth After Crash Kills Student & Injures Another In Subang Jaya
The driver has since been remanded for four days.
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A 21-year-old Maldivian student was killed, and another was injured after the e-hailing vehicle they were travelling in overturned at the PJS Toll Plaza
The crash occurred at about 8.48pm on Sunday, 4 October, at the PJS Toll Plaza on the New Pantai Expressway (NPE), in the direction of Puchong.
Subang Jaya district police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said preliminary investigations found that the Perodua Ativa e-hailing vehicle was approaching the RFID lane when it rear-ended a Proton S70, reported China Press.
The impact caused the Ativa to lose control and overturn on the road.
According to Maldivian outlet The Edition, the two students from Taylor's University were travelling in the e-hailing vehicle at the time. One of the students, identified as 21-year-old Aminath Imilee Nazim from Hithadhoo, Addu City, was trapped inside the vehicle and died at the scene from severe injuries.
The other student suffered minor injuries. Neither driver was injured in the crash.
The 37-year-old driver tested positive for methamphetamine
Police subsequently conducted urine tests on both drivers and found that the e-hailing driver had tested positive for methamphetamine.
"Police established that the urine test of the 37-year-old driver came back positive for methamphetamine," Wan Azlan said.
The deceased student's body was taken to the forensic department at Shah Alam Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
The driver has since been remanded for four days
Police brought the e-hailing driver before the Shah Alam First Magistrate's Court, where they obtained a four-day remand order to facilitate further investigations. The case is being investigated under Section 44(1)(a) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Police are also appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash or has dashcam footage to come forward.
Those with information can contact investigating officer Inspector Azizul Hakim from the Subang Jaya District Traffic Investigation Unit at 011-28914495.
