Focus

246 drunk drivers arrested in Petaling Jaya throughout 2022

MUHAMMAD AFHAM RAMLI
By MUHAMMAD AFHAM RAMLI
30 Dec 2022 09:39pm
Six of the drunk drivers arrested were foreigners - FILEPIX
Six of the drunk drivers arrested were foreigners - FILEPIX

PETALING JAYA - A total of 246 individuals have been arrested by the police for driving under the influence of alcohol, here, this year.

Petaling Jaya District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said statistics from January to December recorded 85 operations involving 9,741 drivers.

The operation, dubbed Ops Alcohol was carried out by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division (BSPT) of the Petaling Jaya District Police Headquarters (IPD).

"Among the arrests, six of them were foreigners.

"To date, 194 individuals were charged in the Petaling Jaya Court under Section 45A(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 which resulted them for a minimum fine of RM10,000 and a maximum of RM30,000, imprisonment of up to two years and disqualification of license for two years," he said in a statement on Friday.

He added that the police were also taking further action to charge the remaining arrestees.

He said that even though many operations were carried out, IPD Petaling Jaya still managed to nab drunk drivers.

"Strict legal action will be taken to ensure the safety of road users, especially in the Petaling Jaya administrative area," he explained.

Related Articles:

Sinar Daily
sinar harian
petaling jaya
drunk drivers
Police
TRAFFIC
drive under influence
Crime
More Like This
Photo: INSTAGRAM / @cikepal06
Photo: INSTAGRAM / @cikepal06
National Cik Epal claims Jofliam assaulted her assistant for holding her handbag
By WALA ABDUL MUIZ
26 Dec 2024 01:44pm
She claimed in the caption that her ex-husband whose real name is Jofli Abu Bakar became violent after seeing her assistant holding her handbag.
A contraflow traffic arrangement has been activated on the Lekas Highway to accommodate crucial culvert and slope repair works along a 2.4-kilometer stretch. Photo: Lekas Highway's Facebook
A contraflow traffic arrangement has been activated on the Lekas Highway to accommodate crucial culvert and slope repair works along a 2.4-kilometer stretch. Photo: Lekas Highway's Facebook
National Lekas Highway: Contraflow activated for slope repairs between Eco Majestic, Semenyih Interchange
By WAN AHMAD ATARMIZI
26 Dec 2024 01:13pm
Highway users are advised to follow the road and directional signage at the location.
MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki - BERNAMA FILE PIX
MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki - BERNAMA FILE PIX
National MACC to focus on eradicating grand corruption, returning misappropriated national assets, money in 2025
MACC will also carry out a transformation of the MACC structure, namely improving the assignment approach and empowering the functions and roles of each division to be more effective in carrying out duties.
Photo: Melaka Fire and Rescue Department
Photo: Melaka Fire and Rescue Department
National Two students killed after car skids into guardrail on NSE
In the 6.20am incident, Nurul Syafiqah Nasruddin and Nurhanis Afryna Azizan, both aged 19, suffered head injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene.