A 27-year-old man pleads not guilty to reckless driving causing the deaths of a father and his two young children in a Kulim road collision
KULIM: A 27-year-old man pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here to a charge of reckless driving causing the deaths of three family members.
The accused, Mohamad Aqlan Marwan Mohamad Toha, entered his plea after the charge was read before Magistrate Nur Hamizah Mat Shah.
He is accused of driving a Proton S70 recklessly along Jalan Kulim-Mahang on January 18, causing the deaths of Muhammad Syazwan Mohd Surodjidin, 25, and his two children, aged four and two.
The charge was framed under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which carries a prison term of five to 10 years and a fine of between RM20,000 and RM50,000 upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Wan Nursalwati Wan Kamarul Ariffin requested bail be set at RM25,000.
Defence lawyer Datuk Kamal Pasha Jamal appealed for minimum bail, citing his client’s low income and family responsibilities.
The court then set bail at RM8,000 with one surety.
The accused was ordered to surrender his passport and had his driving licence suspended pending the case’s disposal.
The court set March 3 for mention and document submission.
Media reports stated a factory worker and his two children died on the spot after their Perodua Viva collided with the Proton S70.
The Proton was believed to have lost control and veered into the opposite lane in the incident.
