Jakarta (ANTARA) - Police have arrested the driver of an electric\ncar, identified by the initials AW, who is suspected of a hit-and-run\ninvolving a motorcyclist, identified as S, on Jalan Meruya Selatan, near\nMercu Buana University, Kembangan, West Jakarta, on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s done. The perpetrator has been caught in Kebon Jeruk, and the\ncase is being handled by the Traffic Accident Unit of the West Jakarta\nMetro Police,\u201d said Kembangan Police Traffic Unit Head AKP Karta when\ncontacted in Jakarta on Monday.<\/p>\n
Karta explained that police are still investigating the alleged\nhit-and-run by AW. \u201cWhether it was a sideswipe or a direct collision,\nthat will be clarified later by the Traffic Accident Unit, as the case\nhas been handed over to them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Regarding comments by netizens on a viral video claiming the victim\nhad died, Karta firmly stated that the victim only sustained injuries.\n\u201cThat is not true. Officers went to the scene this morning and it was\nhandled immediately. It is not true, no one died,\u201d Karta said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the reason AW fled the scene was to avoid a mob attack.\n\u201cAccording to the BMW driver\u2019s statement, he was afraid and left to\navoid the mob\u2019s anger,\u201d Karta said.<\/p>\n
Earlier, an electric car became the target of a mob\u2019s fury after\nallegedly hitting a motorcyclist on Jalan Meruya Selatan, near Mercu\nBuana University, Kembangan, West Jakarta, on Monday.<\/p>\n
Head of the Law Enforcement Unit of the West Jakarta Metro Police\nTraffic Division, AKP Joko Siswanto, stated that the victim, identified\nas S, who was riding a motorcycle with licence plate number B-6242-VDR,\nwas injured in the incident. \u201cHe suffered abrasions on his hands and\nfeet and sought treatment at Kembangan Regional General Hospital,\u201d Joko\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Initially, the electric vehicle with licence plate number B-77-NRI,\ndriven by AW, was travelling on Jalan Meruya Selatan from north to\nsouth. \u201cUpon arriving in front of Mercu Buana University, the car\ncollided with the motorcycle ridden by Sutiyo, which was travelling from\nsouth to north,\u201d Joko said. The collision caused Sutiyo to sustain\ninjuries and his motorcycle to be damaged in several parts.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-arrest-driver-in-hit-and-run-incident-in-kembangan-1782133000", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }