A Toyota Calya with license plate D 1640 AHB was driving recklessly\nand against traffic on Jalan Gunung Sahari, Central Jakarta, on\nWednesday (25\/2) afternoon.<\/p>\n
The car, driven by Hafiz Mahendra (25), hit several vehicles and\nbecame the target of an angry mob.<\/p>\n
This incident went viral on social media, with videos showing the\nblack car continuing to move even after being ordered to stop by police\nofficers.<\/p>\n
The police officer appeared to fire a pistol into the air as a\nwarning for the car to stop.<\/p>\n
However, instead of stopping, the driver continued to accelerate his\nvehicle, hitting several other vehicles, from motorcycles to cars.<\/p>\n
The driver\u2019s actions angered residents in the area. Residents were\nseen chasing the car while hitting it with helmets.<\/p>\n
CNNIndonesia.com has compiled the facts about the reckless driver and\nthe driver who drove against traffic on Jalan Sahari, Central\nJakarta:<\/p>\n
Using fake plates<\/p>\n
Hafiz Mahendra was driving recklessly and against traffic on Jalan\nGunung Sahari, Central Jakarta because he panicked after being caught\nusing fake license plates.<\/p>\n
The license plate on the Toyota Calya that Hafiz was driving at the\ntime was D 1640 AHB.<\/p>\n
The Head of the Central Jakarta Metro Police, Kombes Reynold\nHutagalung, said that officers tried to stop the vehicle at the time,\nbut the driver immediately fled.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is suspected that he was using fake license plates on Jalan\nGunung Sahari, so he was stopped by officers Aiptu Basri and Aipda\nJimber,\u201d said Reynold to reporters on Wednesday (25\/2).<\/p>\n
\u201cSo he was afraid and fled, then drove onto Jalan Gunung Sahari and\ndrove against traffic from south to north,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Hafiz continued to drive his vehicle to Jalan Bungur Besar and then\nturned left, driving against traffic towards the west. When he reached\nthe MBAL intersection, the car drove against traffic on Jalan Pos and\nthen turned around at the MBAL intersection.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen he turned left on the opposite lane on Jalan Gunung Sahari and\nwas involved in an accident with a motorcycle,\u201d said Reynold.<\/p>\n
Not only that, the police also found four different vehicle license\nplates in the car.<\/p>\n
The four pairs of license plates were two B plates, one G plate, and\none B plate. Police are currently investigating the ownership of the\nlicense plates.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt turned out that there were four pairs of license plates,\u201d said\nthe Head of Traffic at the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Komarudin.<\/p>\n
Carrying sharp weapons and a toy gun<\/p>\n
During the initial examination, police found sharp weapons, namely a\nmachete and a dagger, as well as a toy gun in the car.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe searched the car, and we found four pairs of license plates, two\nsharp weapons, a machete, a dagger, and a toy gun,\u201d said the Head of\nTraffic at the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Komarudin.<\/p>\n
The discovery of the toy gun and sharp weapons is currently being\ninvestigated further by investigators from the Criminal Investigation\nUnit of the Central Jakarta Metro Police.<\/p>\n
Results of the driver\u2019s urine test<\/p>\n
Police also conducted a urine test on Hafiz Mahendra. The results\nshowed that he tested negative for drug use.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe urine test was negative, but there were four different pairs of\nlicense plates in his car,\u201d said Komarudin.<\/p>\n
A woman in the car<\/p>\n
The driver in the car was not alone. There was a woman with him at\nthe time of the incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to initial statements, she is his girlfriend,\u201d said Kombes\nKomaruddin on Thursday (26\/2).<\/p>\n
Komaruddin has not been able to confirm the identity of the woman. No\nidentity card was found on the woman.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe woman did not have any identification at all,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
From Surabaya to Ancol<\/p>\n
The driver told police that he was initially traveling from Surabaya,\nEast Java. They stayed overnight in Karawang, West Java.<\/p>\n
According to his statement, their destination was Ancol for a\nvacation.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to his statement, they left from Surabaya, stayed\novernight in Karawang, and then went to Ancol for a vacation,\u201d said\nKombes Komaruddin.<\/p>\n
One person injured<\/p>\n
One person was injured as a result of Hafiz Mahendra\u2019s reckless\ndriving and driving against traffic on Jalan Gunung Sahari, Central\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
The victim was a woman with the initials NH, who was a passenger on a\nmotorcycle. Fortunately, there were no fatalities as a result of the\nincident.<\/p>\n
The incident also caused damage to several vehicles, namely a Toyota\nCalya, which was damaged on the right side, and a motorcycle, which was\ndamaged on the front and right side.<\/p>\n
Faces up to 4 years in prison<\/p>\n
Police have named Hafiz Mahendra (25) as a suspect in connection with\nthe incident.<\/p>\n
In this case, the suspect is charged with Article 311 paragraph 1, 2,\nand 3 of Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Traffic and Road\nTransportation (LLAJ).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe driver who drives a vehicle in a way that endangers other road\nusers is subject to Article 311 Paragraph 1,\u201d said Kombes Komarudin.<\/p>\n
\u201cCausing material losses in Paragraph 2, and Paragraph 3 involves\nvictims with injuries,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Komarudin said that for his actions, the suspect faces a maximum\nprison sentence of four years.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is threatened with a prison sentence of up to 4 years and a fine\nof Rp8 million,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The police are also investigating other criminal violations committed\nby the driver.<\/p>\n
This is related to the discovery of a toy gun and sharp weapons,\nnamely a machete and a dagger, in the car.<\/p>\n
\u201cFurthermore, considering that there are a series of events,\nincluding several pieces of evidence that we found in the vehicle, we\nwill hand it over to the Central Jakarta Police for further\ninvestigation,\u201d said Komarudin.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/latest-facts-about-reckless-driver-on-gunung-sahari-1772097558", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }