ALOR STAR: Three Mat Rempit were three times unlucky when they were hit with a trio of punishments - five days' jail, a RM5,000 fine each as well as having their driving licences suspended for two years.
That was the price the trio paid for taking part in an illegal street race at the Kota Lama Museum in Kuala Kedah, Padang Garam junction and Kampung Sungai Dua junction about 5pm last Friday.
Magistrate Mohd Aizuddin Zolkefly meted out the sentence after all three accused - Mohd Azlin Che Lah, 21; Norshahizan Ismail, 32; Ahmad Asyraf Zakaria, 25 and an 18-year-old teenager - pleaded guilty to the charge.
The court allowed the juvenile to be released on a RM3,000 bail after his sentencing was fixed on Jan 24, pending a report from the Welfare Department.
All four were charged with taking part in illegal racing and riding in a reckless manner which placed themselves and other motorists in danger.
The four were charged under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 which carried up to five years imprisonment, a fine and two years’ driving licence suspension.
The court also sentenced Mohd Azlin to five days' imprisonment and a RM5,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to a separate charge of riding a motorcycle with a false plate number, at the same time and place.
Traffic police prosecution officer Assistant Superintendent Othman Abdullah prosecuted. None of the accused were represented.
Translated from Harian Metro