00:01A 39-year-old painter has pleaded guilty to seven charges,
00:06including driving under the influence of drugs
00:08and injuring four people in a crash in Kuala Pilar.
00:12Yap Kian Wai admitted to committing the offences
00:15after all seven charges were read out separately
00:18before Magistrate Malisa Mohamad Fahmi on Wednesday.
00:22Four of the charges relate to driving under the influence of methamphetamine,
00:26causing injury to four people along Jalan Seremban, Kuala Pilah on Oktober 22.
00:32The incident, at about 7.40am, took place at several locations along the route,
00:38including near Taman Sri Teraci and the Kedai Santan Bend.
00:42He was charged under Section 44, subsection 3A of the Road Transport Act.
00:48If convicted, he faces seven to ten years jail
00:52and a fine of RM30,000 to RM50,000 for each charge.
00:57The remaining charges relate to drugs.
01:00He is charged with having methamphetamine in his body on the same day
01:04and with possessing 1.22 grams of nematazepam
01:08and 0.35 grams of ketamine.
01:11This offence carries a fine of up to RM100,000,
01:15imprisonment for up to five years, or both.
01:19The court set bail at RM25,000
01:21and suspended Yap's driving licence until the case is resolved.
01:26The cases will be mentioned again on December 10, pending pathology and chemistry reports.
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