Viral 'squeeze' Volkswagen driver charged over highway crash
BATU PAHAT: A businessman whose highway “squeeze” manoeuvre between a lorry and a jeep went viral after a crash earlier this month was charged in the magistrate’s court here today with reckless driving.
A businessman in Batu Pahat, Malaysia, has been charged with reckless driving after a highway incident involving a Volkswagen Passat went viral. Muhammad Arif Nokaiah Abdullah, 38, was charged under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for driving recklessly and dangerously at Km91.6 of the North-South Expressway, near Ayer Hitam, on October 1 at 5:30pm.
The incident involved four vehicles, with the Volkswagen driver allegedly over-taking dangerously by squeezing between a lorry and a jeep, causing a crash that resulted in a Proton Persona colliding with the debris scattered across the road. The accused pleaded not guilty and was granted RM4,000 bail, with the next court mention set for December 11.
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