Cops detain man driving cloned car after 50km high speed chase

NIBONG TEBAL: Police detained a man driving a cloned Honda Civic after a 50km high speed chase from the Penang Bridge Toll Plaza to Jalan Bukit Panchor here, yesterday.
South Seberang Prai police chief Supt Shafee Abdul Samad said the drama unfolded at about 5pm when police flagged down a car at the toll plaza but the driver sped off in the direction of the island.
"The man sped off to the island while a police patrol team gave chase. He later used the same bridge to exit to Taman Verrapen in Jalan Bukit Panchor," he told Bernama here today.
When reaching Jalan Bukit Panchor, the man's car rammed into a Proton Saga causing injury to the driver of the car, a pregnant woman.
The woman was later sent to the Sungai Bakap Hospital.
Shafee said following the accident, police detained the 24-year-old driver of the Honda Civic and initial investigations revealed that he was driving a cloned car.
"The car was not registered in Malaysia and further investigations are being carried out to identify how the man received the vehicle and whether he is a member of a syndicate that cloned cars," he said.
The man has been remanded for four days to facilitate investigations. — Bernama