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A man who drove into floodwaters with two people on the back of his ute is facing trial for manslaughter after both were swept away and drowned. The bodies of 30-year-old Ghosn Ghosn and 32-year-old Bob Chahine were found several days later after they were washed as far as 2km downstream. Jawad Al Hussein pleaded not guilty in the District Court at Goulburn on Monday as he faced two counts of manslaughter and two alternative charges of dangerous driving resulting in the men’s deaths.
Crown prosecutor Glen Porter said during his opening address that the vehicle was not equipped with a “snorkel” external air intake, which caused it to stall. “He drove into those floodwaters knowing or believing that there was a significant risk that his vehicle would stall that both passengers could not swim,” Porter said.
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