Man gets $350,000 bail for causing death by dangerous driving

On Friday, Marco Neville appeared before Magistrate Alisha George at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of causing death by dangerous driving.
Though he was not required to plead to the indictable charge, an application was made for the matter to be disposed of summarily.
As such, he was granted bail in the sum of $350,000 and will return to court on June 10, 2021. The particulars of the case were not readily available to the media.
Meanwhile, a number of persons were on Thursday hurled before the Matthews Ridge Magistrate’s Court for various traffic violations.
Those appearing before Magistrate Dylon Bess were Kevin Phillips, Fabian Houston, Llyod David, Julian Joseph, Ganesh Williams and Joshua James.
Phillips was charged for driving without being the holder of a valid driver’s licence and breach of insurance.
As a result, he was fined $50,000. In addition, Huston was also charged for driving without being the holder of a valid driver’s licence and breach of insurance, however, he was slapped with a fine of $45,000.
Meanwhile, David and Joseph were charged with permitting a breach of insurance and permitting unlicensed driving. They were fined $45,000 and $40,000, respectively.
Additionally, Williams was charged for driving without being the holder of a valid driver’s licence along with a number of other offences and was fined $50,000.
James was arraigned for permitting unlicensed driving along with other offences, however, he was found not guilty.