KULIM: A man pleaded not guilty to a charge of reckless driving which caused the deaths of three members of a family more than a week ago.
The accused, Mohamad Aqlan Marwan Mohamad Toha, 27, who is employed in the marketing department of a vehicle workshop, claimed trial before magistrate Nur Hamizah Mat Shah.
Mohamad Aqlan is accused of driving recklessly, causing the deaths of factory worker Muhammad Syazwan Mohd Surodjidin, 25, and his two children, Muhammad Aqeel Afnan, four, and Muhammad Affan Mikhael, two, along Jalan Kulim-Mahang near here, at about 5pm on Jan 18.
The accused was charged under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which provides for a prison sentence of not less than five years and not more than 10 years, and a fine of between RM20,000 and RM50,000, upon conviction.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Wan Nursalwati Wan Kamarul Ariffin requested the court to set bail at RM25,000, Bernama reported.
However, the accused’s lawyer, Datuk Kamal Pasha Jamal, appealed for the minimum bail, on the grounds that his client is a low-income earner and has to support a wife and a child.
The court then fixed bail at RM8,000 in one surety and set March 3 for the mention and submission of documents.
