00:01A luxury SUV driver was sentenced to 5 days imprisonment and fined RM10,000 by the Magistrates
00:08Court in Petaling Jaya on Thursday after pleading guilty to reckless and dangerous driving
00:13along the Puchong Bypass near Bandar Kinrara in an incident that went viral on social media.
00:20Magistrate Nur Natasya Mohtaruddin ordered Wu Hong Jiang, 56, to serve the jail term immediately.
00:26He was also disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving license for 5 years and ordered
00:32to serve an additional 6 months in jail if he fails to pay the fine.
00:37Wu, who was unrepresented by a lawyer, pleaded guilty to driving the vehicle in a manner
00:43that was dangerous to himself and other road users along the Puchong Bypass towards Bukit
00:48Jalil at 2.14pm on October 18th.
00:51The offence falls under Section 42, subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act 1987, Act 333,
00:59which covers reckless and dangerous driving.
01:03The provision carries a maximum jail term of 5 years and a fine of between RM5,000 and RM15,000,
01:10in addition to disqualification from holding or obtaining a driving license.
01:14Deputy Public Prosecutor Adriana Maisarah Mohamad Farid urged the court to impose a heavy sentence,
01:22citing dashcam footage that showed Wu driving dangerously in a manner that could have caused
01:27an accident.
01:28She also highlighted the widespread circulation of the incident on social media.
01:44with the
