TAIPING, Sept 11 — The Malay Mail report on the suspect in a hit-and-run incident that killed three people and injured three others has finally caught the attention of the police.

Taiping district police chief ACP Yusof Mohd Diah said they had yet to ascertain if the suspect, a well-known businessman, was drunk and the chemist’s report was expected to be out next week.

On why the report was taking so long (three months), Yusof said: “There could have been a error in the report that has led to the delay.”

Certain quarters have claimed that police investigations into the incident on June 18, when the man — who is still walking free — mowed down the six people along a two-km stretch were shoddy.

Yusof promised a transparent investigation.

“We are currently investigating the case under reckless driving which led to deaths and driving under the influence of alcohol,” he said, adding the suspect is currently on police bail.

The suspect rammed into four motorcycles along a 2km stretch at the Taiping-Simpang main road at 2am. He reportedly drove straight home after that.

Harvinder Singh, 28, Mohd Zaini Abdullah, 57, and his wife, Radzizah Mohd Yusoff, 55, were killed.

The injured were Harvinder’s friend, Mohd Ismail Md Ramli, 22, Johari Zakari, 45, who suffered a broken leg, and an unidentified motorcyclist.

When The Malay Mail visited Kampung Larutin, where the suspect and victims live, all the victims were tight-lipped.

They said the suspect is intimidating, and they were afraid to discuss the matter openly as they feared for their safety.

Johari frequently reminded our reporters during the interview that the suspect also lives in the same neighbourhood.

Several residents, speaking anonymously, called the police investigation dreadful and instead urged for a federal police intervention.

They demanded urgency in the name of public interest.