JOHOR BARU – The driver of a Toyota Vios who was transporting a banana tree placed horizontally across his car at Jalan Persiaran Utama, Mutiara Rini, Skudai, here yesterday, paid the price for obstructing traffic when he was slapped with a traffic summons by the police.
Iskandar Puteri district police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar, commenting on video of the incident that went viral on social media, said the 30-year-old local man was issued a summons under LN 166/59 Rule 20 for carrying a load with an improper vehicle.
He said police contacted the vehicle owner, who is in Singapore, after the video went viral.
“The owner’s son came to the police station to provide a statement yesterday at 8.30pm, saying the vehicle was driven by his cousin and the banana tree was for a prayer ceremony in Mutiara Rini,” Dzulkhairi said in a statement yesterday.
The driver turned up at the Iskandar Puteri Traffic Police Station at 9.30am yesterday to give his statement.
Dzulkhairi said checks revealed the driver had 18 traffic summonses, including four arrest warrants and 10 non-compoundable summonses.
“The driver was taken to the Johor Baru magistrates' court to settle six outstanding summonses amounting to RM1,200,” he said.
He said the Toyota Vios has also been confiscated under Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987 as its road tax had expired. – Bernama, November 30, 2020
