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KOTA KINABALU: A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 13 years' jail and fined RM50,000 or 12 months in prison by the Traffic Court here for driving under the influence of alcohol, causing the deaths of two sisters near Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) five months ago.

Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali ordered Walter Witjoanes to serve the prison sentence effective Thursday.

The court also ordered that Walter’s driving licence be endorsed with the details of the conviction and that he be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 13 years.

Walter maintained his guilty plea to driving a Toyota Hilux with 247mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, exceeding the legal limit, resulting in the death of Dg Nurshamirah Dulamit, 27, and Dg Nurshatirah Dulamit, 24, on Aug 30, 2024, at 2.35am, at the KKIA traffic light, Jalan Kepayan, here.

The charge under Section 44(1)(b) of the Road Transport Act 1987 carries a jail sentence of 10 years and 15 years, a fine of between RM50,000 and RM100,000, and a licence disqualified on conviction.