Medical report found Karsaz accident driver was ‘under influence of crystal meth’: Sindh IG – Pakistan

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Sindh Inspector General (IG) of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon on Wednesday said that the medical report of Natasha Danish, the driver booked in the case of the deadly Karachi traffic accident last week, shows she was under the influence of the narcotic methamphetamine (crystal meth).

On August 19, a speeding Toyota Land Cruiser, driven by Danish, hit three motorcycles and another car before overturning on the city’s Karsaz Road. Sixty-year-old Imran Arif and his 22-year-old daughter Amna were killed in the accident, while three others were wounded.

The driver was arrested and booked for manslaughter charges. In a court hearing on Aug 21, a counsel of the victim had called for a probe into the “kind of drug” that the suspect was allegedly under the influence of at the time of the accident. The court had subsequently sent Danish on a 14-day judicial remand.

IG Memon had previously said that the report of the driver’s blood test was expected soon, and in light of the medical reports, more sections would be added to the first information report (FIR) to guide the future course of action related to the probe.

Talking to Dawn.com today, IG Memon said the medical examiner’s office for the Sindh Government Services Hospital issued the medical reports of the driver.

“The medical report confirms that she was under the influence of the drug methamphetamine,” he told Dawn.com.

The report has not yet been made public.

Earlier in the day, Karachi Additional IG (AIG) Javed Odho also said that there was “something” in the medical report based on which he could say that the driver should not have been in the speeding vehicle.

In a brief exchange with a reporter, the Karachi police chief addressed media reports regarding the issuance of the driver’s medical report, stating that the investigation was still ongoing.

“I did not want to talk about it in a candid manner at this moment,” AIG Odho said.

However, he added that “something” about the findings of the report suggested that Danish should not have been driving the vehicle. He said investigators would approach medical authorities before reaching a “final conclusion” and seek opinions from medical experts.

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