{"id":4034,"date":"2020-06-01T09:58:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T01:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4034"},"modified":"2020-06-01T09:59:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T01:59:23","slug":"drunk-driver-collides-kills-contract-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4034","title":{"rendered":"Drunk driver collides, kills contract worker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR,\u00a0 June 1 &#8211; A man who was travelling home after sending food to his wife to be sold was killed when a car driven by a man believed to be drunk collided into him.<\/p>\n<p>During the\u00a0incident which occurred at about 1.30 a.m. at the Sultan Iskandar Highway heading towards the city,\u00a0 Mohamed Zaili Mohamed, 44, died at the scene from severe head injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the incident, he fell on to the left shoulder of the road while his motorcycle was dragged about two kilometres from the scene.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4035\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/drunk-driver.jpg\" alt=\"drunk\" width=\"731\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/drunk-driver.jpg 551w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/drunk-driver-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/drunk-driver-169x100.jpg 169w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/drunk-driver-350x208.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect then stopped his car under the Titiwangsa Light Rail Transit Station nearby after he was stopped by members of the public,\u201d said Kuala Lumpur Traffic Enforcement\u00a0and Investigation\u00a0Department\u00a0chief, ACP\u00a0Zulkefly\u00a0Yahya.<\/p>\n<p>He said the victim was a contract worker who was said to be travelling back to his home in Bukit Antarabangsa, Ampang after sending food to his wife to be sold.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the suspect who worked in a car accessories\u00a0shop has been taken to the Jalan Tun H S Lee Traffic Police Station and screening tests found his breath to be positive for alcohol content.<\/p>\n<p>The case is being conducted under Section 44(1) of the Road Transport Act, 1987.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 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