SEREMBAN: The Sessions Court here has fixed Jan 17 for mention of the case of a lorry driver charged with causing the death of a woman while driving under the influence of drugs.
Judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi made the decision after deputy public prosecutor Intan Noorashikin Nasarudin told the court that the 30-year-old accused Jimhar Albasar had just appointed a lawyer.
Jimran had claimed trial when he was charged in the same court on Oct 2.
He was charged with causing the death of the 31-year-old woman, who was driving along Jalan Persiaran Negeri, when he ploughed his sand-laden lorry into her car.
He also crashed into four other vehicles during the accident at around 4.15pm on Sept 27.
His urine sample came back positive for methamphetamine.
A preliminary police probe revealed that the lorry driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the other vehicles that had stopped at a traffic light.
