They say harsher penalties are needed to prevent drink driving as present penalties don't seem to serve as a deterrent. FMTNews Police
Last Sunday, a policeman manning a roadblock was killed when he was hit by a four-wheel-drive vehicle, driven by a man believed drunk, on the Kajang-Seremban Expressway.
“At the moment, any person who causes death while being intoxicated shall on conviction be imprisoned for not less than three years and a maximum of 10 years, and to a fine of not less than RM8,000 and not more than RM20,000. Even those convicted of driving while being intoxicated in non-fatal accident cases should have their driving licence suspended for at least five years and be given mandatory imprisonment of at least six months, he said today.
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