An Indian driver has been granted bail just three days after killing his girlfriend in an alleged high-speed smash in Melbourne.
Vikramjeet Singh, 23, a former international student who is now on a bridging visa, was behind the wheel of his orange Ford Mustang with licence plates HOR1BL when it crashed into a truck in Truganina at about 1am on Wednesday.
His passenger, Victoria University student Arshdeep Kaur, 24, who was also from India, died at the scene, and Singh was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries including a broken arm.
He was later charged with dangerous driving causing death and careless driving, and faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday where prosecutors alleged Singh was well above the 50km/h speed limit when he lost control of the car, Nine News reported.
Singh was granted provisional bail with a $25,00 surety and requirements to report to police twice a week, not drive a car, and stay in Victoria, after his lawyer convinced Magistrate John Hardy his client faced being locked up for longer than his non-parole period if kept on remand.
The charge of dangerous driving occasioning death carries a maximum 10-year jail sentence.
Singh is yet to enter a please, and the court heard he had a clean driving record, and no criminal history.
The decision to grant him bail left his alleged victim’s family in shock, and they told reporters they wanted justice, and have now set up a GoFundMe that has raised $34,000 so far.
“Arshdeep Kaur, a kind and vibrant student, tragically lost her life in a road accident in Truganina. Her sudden passing has deeply affected her friends and family, both here and in India. Arshdeep came to Australia with big dreams that ended far too soon,” an organiser wrote.
Singh’s lawyer Hayden Rattray said outside court his client had asked him to “express his condolences to the family of the young woman who passed away”.
Header image: Left, Vikramjeet Singh (Nine News). Right, Arshdeep Kaur (Supplied).
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