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Driver arrested over road accident that injured man in S. Jakarta
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(Antara/Diasty Surjanto)
S
outh Jakarta Police have arrested a man for alleged reckless driving that injured a pedestrian in Radio Dalam, South Jakarta on Thursday night.
The head of the traffic accident unit of the South Jakarta Police, Comm. Adj. Sunar, said on Friday that the driver had been identified as 21-year-old Demas Dhandito Alwi.
“The victim is a 27-year-old man named Irsan. He was crossing the street at 7:15 p.m. when an Innova car approached at high speed from the opposite direction and hit him,” Sunar said, as quoted by kompas.com.
“The victim was immediately taken to Muhammadiyah Hospital in Gandaria,” he added.
Sunar explained that Demas had allegedly been speeding and had hit the victim in front of the Grand Lucky superstore at Radio Dalam before crashing into a tree on the sidewalk.
Police suspect the driver had a drug in his possession. A urine test conducted on him came back negative.
“The police have brought the suspicious item to the laboratory for investigation,” Sunar said. (dpk)
