CHUKAI – A female police sergeant was seriously injured in the shoulder after her motorcycle was hit by a car driven dangerously while on her way to work at the Kemaman district police headquarters here, at 11.30 this morning.
Kemaman district police chief Hanyan Ramlan said preliminary investigations found that prior to the incident, the man who crashed into the officer had a fight with his mother-in-law, believed to be due to a dispute over property, in a house in Jalan Dato, near here.
He said the man had dented the bonnet and roof of his mother-in-law’s car by hitting it with a stick.
“The terrified mother-in-law got into the car and drove to the Chukai police station to get help.
“The man gave chase and tried to overtake in a dangerous manner when he crashed into a motorcycle ridden by the police officer, who was coming from the opposite direction,” he said in a statement today.
Hanyan said the 36-year-old officer was rushed to Kemaman Hospital for further treatment.
He added that the 51-year-old man fled the scene, but was arrested at 2.15 this afternoon in Ibok, about 18km from the scene, when his car broke down.
“The case is being investigated according to Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, and Sections 427 and 506 of the Penal Code,” he said. – Bernama, April 30, 2023
