Drink-driving: Restaurateur jailed for a day, fined RM18,000 and loses licence for 2 years
BATU PAHAT: A restaurant owner was jailed for a day and fined RM18,000 today for driving with more than twice the legal alcohol limit in his blood.
Batu Pahat: Tan Chee Hsiung, a 45-year-old restaurateur, was sentenced for driving with a blood alcohol level more than double the legal limit. Magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno jailed him for a day and fined him RM18,000, disqualifying him from holding a driving licence for two years. Tan, a father of two, was tested at 105mg per 100ml, exceeding the legal limit of 50mg per 100ml.
The offence, under Section 45A(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, carries penalties of up to a RM30,000 fine, two years' imprisonment, and licence disqualification. Tan's Nissan Sentra was stopped by Batu Pahat Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division officers during Op Mabuk, a campaign to catch drunk drivers.
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