An appellant must establish reckless driving under s 41(1) by proving a created dangerous situation and fault; failure to prove these elements leads to a conviction under s 43(1).

[1] The appellant ("the accused") was charged in the Magistrates' Court at Kuching for an offence under s 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 ("the Act") for causing the death of Unus bin Alek ("the deceased") by reckless or dangerous driving. The charge against the accused reads:

"Bahawa kamu pada 16 November 2014 jam lebih kurang 06.00 petang di Jalan Batu Kawa, di daerah Kuching dalam Negeri Sarawak sebagai pemandu motorkar nombor pendaftaran QBC4445 jenis Proton Saga, telah memandu dengan cara yang setelah mengambil perhatian segala hal keadaan adalah merbahaya kepada orang awam iaitu semasa bergerak lurus telah hilang kawalan lalu masuk ke laluan bertentangan dan melanggar dengan (2) buah motosikal jenis Modenas Kriss nombor pendaftaran QAD7682, motosikal jenis SYM BX110 nombor pendaftaran QAA3847H dan motorkar jenis BMW nombor pendaftaran QSH7623 yang bergerak dari arah laluan hingga menyebabkan kematian kepada mangsa yang bernama Unus bin Alek (L) KPT: 570410-13-5173 dan oleh yang demikian kamu telah melakukan kesalahan di bawah s 41(1) Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987 dan boleh dihukum di bawah Akta yang sama."

[2] The accused claimed trial. At the conclusion of the trial, the Magistrate found the accused guilty and convicted him as charged. The accused was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, the sentence to commence from the date of conviction, and a fine of RM6,000.00 in default six months' imprisonment. The Magistrate further ordered that his driving licence be suspended and particulars of the offence be endorsed on the driving licence.