Kota Kinabalu: Two men were each jailed one day and fined RM10,000 by the Traffic Court here on Friday for drink-driving.
Yap Chee Lung, 37, and Alex Gohinmin, 40, pleaded guilty separately before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to the charges against them.
Yap was sentenced to one day’s jail and fined RM10,000 or eight months’ jail for driving a Ford Ranger with an alcohol level of 122mg per 100ml of breath, exceeding the legal limit.
The offence was committed at about 12.01am on March 19, this year, along Jalan Coastal.
The court heard from the prosecution that that police, who were conducting an operation against drink-driving, stopped Yap’s vehicle on suspicion.
A screening test indicated the presence of alcohol, and a subsequent evidential breath test confirmed the reading of 122mg per 100ml, above the permitted limit of 50mg.
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Meanwhile, Alex was also jailed one day and fined RM10,000 or six months’ jail for driving with excess alcohol in his body.
His offence was committed at about 1.30am on July 21, 2024, along Jalan Penampang–Kota Kinabalu near SMK Bahang.
The facts of the case stated that Alex was stopped during a roadblock and taken to the Traffic Office at the Penampang Police Headquarters for further checks.
An evidential breath test showed an alcohol level of 78mg per 100ml, exceeding the legal limit.
Both offences were under Section 45A of the Road Transport Act 1987, which provides for a jail term of up to two years and a fine of between RM10,000 and RM30,000 on conviction, as well as disqualification from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a minimum of two years from the date of conviction.
The court also ordered both men to be disqualified from holding a driving licence for two years from the date of conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecytor Ronnie Anthony and Traffic prosecuting officer Inspector Irriansyah Abu Bakar prosecuted.
