Couple Leads Cops On 96km Car Chase Involving 14 Police Mpvs

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 Johor Bahru Selatan police chief Raub Selamat says the pursuit involved teams from the Johor Bahru Selatan, Johor Bahru Utara and Seri Alam police headquarters.
The suspects were eventually stopped at Jalan Persiaran Tanjung Langsat, Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru, and arrested. (PDRM pic)PETALING JAYA: A couple led police on a wild 96km car chase in a desperate attempt to evade arrest in Johor Bahru early this morning
The pair triggered a high-speed pursuit involving 14 police mobile patrol vehicles (MPVs) from the Johor Bahru Selatan, Johor Bahru Utara and Seri Alam police headquarters.
Johor Bahru Selatan police chief Raub Selamat said the incident began at around 1.40am when a 36-year-old man was spotted driving a Proton Wira in a suspicious manner with a 34-year-old woman in the passenger seat.
They were detected by a patrol unit during routine surveillance.
Despite being ordered to stop, the driver sped off, even driving against traffic on several highways and main roads.
“The suspect’s car weaved dangerously at high speed through Pasir Gudang Highway to Perling, then onto the North-South Expressway, before turning back onto Pasir Gudang Highway.
“They then continued to the EDL Highway, city centre, Southkey, Jalan Bakar Batu, Jalan Masai Lama, before finally reaching Tanjung Langsat,” he said in a statement.
The vehicle was eventually stopped on Jalan Persiaran Tanjung Langsat in Pasir Gudang.
Raub added that both suspects have prior records for criminal and drug-related offences, and were under the influence of methamphetamine at the time of the incident.
“Further checks revealed the driver did not possess a valid driving licence and the vehicle’s road tax had expired,” he said.
Both suspects have been remanded for four days and investigations are being carried out under the Penal Code, the Road Transport Act 1987 and the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. - FMT

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