Trailer driver fined RM10k for careless driving

A trailer driver involved in a road crash involving several vehicles on the Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway (JRTB) in October last year, which resulted in a pregnant woman suffering a miscarriage, was fined RM10,000 by the Magistrates’ Court in Gerik today for careless and inconsiderate driving.

Magistrate Savinder Singh Jugindar Singh meted out the fine, in default of 12 months jail, on Alias Awang, 49, who pleaded guilty to the charge.

The magistrate also ordered...