TENOM: A 33-year-old local man was sentenced to five years’ jail and fined RM20,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here on Wednesday after pleading guilty to causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.
District police chief Supt Azmir Abd Razak said the court also ordered the accused to serve an additional two years in prison if he failed to pay the fine.
Azmir added that the accused was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for five years.
The charge under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 carries penalties for causing the death of any person by driving recklessly or dangerously to the public.
