KUALA LUMPUR: A golf caddy has been sentenced to one month’s jail and fined RM16,000 by a Magistrate's Court here for driving recklessly and using a fake vehicle registration number.

       Magistrate Fardiana Haryanti Ahmad Razali imposed the jail term and an RM8,000 fine on M. Yuvarajan, 32, on Monday (May 30) after he pleaded guilty to driving in a reckless manner that endangered other road users.

       The court ordered Yuvarajan to serve his jail term from the day of sentencing, and disqualified him from holding or obtaining a driving licence for five years.

       He was charged under Section 42 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 and punishable under the same law, which carries a maximum jail term of five years and a fine of not less than RM5,000 and a maximum of RM15,000, as well as being banned from driving for not less than five years.

       Fardiana Haryanti also fined Yuvarajan RM8,000 for using a fake vehicle registration number, under Section 108 (3) (e) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

       The offence is punishable under the same law, which carries a fine of not less than RM5,000 and up to RM20,000 or imprisonment of not less than one year and a maximum of five years, or both, upon conviction.

       He was charged with committing both offences on the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) here at 5.30pm on May 7.

       The court also ordered Yuvarajan to serve a further four months in jail if he failed to pay the fines.

       Yuvarajan, who was not represented, appealed for leniency as he was supporting his wife and child, adding that he was not under the influence of alcohol at the time.

       Deputy public prosecutor Siti Nursyuhada Abd Rauf pressed for a just sentence to serve as a lesson.

       A 27sec video clip of the incident went viral on the Facebook page Inforoadblock showing a car being driven in a reckless manner and obstructing other road users. – Bernama