Penang Man High On Drugs Crashes Into Elderly Pedestrian While Trying To Outrun Police
While fleeing the police, the suspect hit a 61-year-old pedestrian who was crossing the road, causing him to die on the spot. Police then fired four shots at the suspect's car.
By Arisha Rozaidee — 15 Jun 2021, 04:22 PM
A man in Penang believed to be high on drugs was involved in a police car chase where they fired four shots at his vehicle
According to Harian Metro, the incident took place at Jalan Batu Uban 2 in George Town.
The suspect has been identified as a 46-year-old grass cutter.
Police said that the man seemed suspicious while he was at the traffic light between Jalan P Ramlee and Jalan Perak.
Two officers tried to stop his car to conduct checks but he fled instead.
Timur Laut district police chief ACP Soffian Santong told Harian Metro, "While speeding through Jalan Perak near a morning market, the suspect hit a 61-year-old pedestrian who was crossing the road, causing him to die on the spot."
"The suspect then continued to flee through Jalan Van Praagh," he added.
After that, the man drove through Jalan Batu Uban 2 where he was ordered to pull over, but he still acted aggressively and almost crashed into a police officer.
The suspect's erratic behaviour then caused the police to fire three shots at the man's right tyre and one more shot at the front of the car.
The suspect was finally arrested at the scene and he did not sustain any injuries
Checks found that the suspect had three packets of heroin totalling up to 13g.
It is learnt that the man is from Kampung Melayu, Ayer Itam and has 16 previous criminal records.
"The Myvi he drove was registered under the name of a car rental company which is located at Jalan Sungai Tiram in Bayan Lepas," said Soffian.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 and 186 of the Penal Code as well as Section 39 of the Arms Act 1960.
