SHAH ALAM, April 3 -- The widow of a man who died after being hit by a driver under the influence of drugs in Klang recently hopes the government will consider amending existing penalties and laws to prevent similar incidents from recurring.

Nor Nadia Abdul Majid, 32, the wife of the late Amirul Hafiz Omar, 33, said she hopes her husband's death would serve as a lesson to society and lead to changes in current legislation.

"There may be wisdom behind my husband's passing. God willing, I pray that there will be changes in terms of penalties and the law," she said when met by reporters at her residence at Ken Rimba Apartments, Section 16, here today.

Earlier, she received a visit from Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) Group chief ex...