00:02A driver, who went viral for a road rage incident last week, has been fined, jailed for a day, and
00:08had his driving license suspended for five years after pleading guilty to dangerous driving and making an obscene gesture at
00:15a fellow road user.
00:1737-year-old Tan Chigang pleaded guilty to two charges before Magistrate Chia Hui Ting in Balik Pulao on Thursday.
00:25On the first charge, Tan was accused of making an insulting gesture towards a 59-year-old motorist along Jalantun
00:32Dr Awang at around 11.27am on May 28th with the intention of causing fear.
00:39The second charge related to driving in a manner dangerous to other road users at the same location and time.
00:44The magistrate imposed a fine of 3,000 ringgit for the first offence and 5,000 ringgit for the second,
00:51both in default of six months jail, and sentenced Tan to one day's imprisonment.
00:57His driving license was also suspended for five years.
01:01Magistrate Chia noted that the sentence took into account Tan's guilty plea, mitigation, and the public interest.
01:07The deputy public prosecutor urged the court to impose an appropriate sentence as a deterrent, stressing that such behavior endangered
01:16other road users.
01:18Tan's counsel from the National Legal Aid Foundation said in mitigation that his client, who works as a lorry driver,
01:25deeply regretted his actions.
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