Merrylands West: Jim Malamas and Mohammed Saleh plead not guilty after Claire Georgey’s death

Two men accused of street racing before colliding with a young woman who later died in Sydney’s west will fight charges more than a year after the horrific incident.

Two men accused of street racing before Claire Georgey was killed at Merrylands West will go to trial more than a year after the incident on the Cumberland Highway.

Mohammad Abdulmunim Saleh, 33, was allegedly street racing with Jim Malamas, 44, on September 7 before his Nissan Skyline sports car collided with Miss Georgey’s southbound Subaru Forester wagon at the intersection of the Cumberland Highway and Bruce St at 10.30pm.

The 22-year-old’s car burst into flames and the former Merrylands High School student died at Westmead Hospital a week later, triggering an outpouring of grief from the popular woman’s family and friends.

Claire Georgey in her school days at Merrylands High in 2014. Picture: Adam Taylor

Mr Malamas was charged with 11 offences and the Crash Investigation Unit officers charged Mr Saleh with seven. The men were granted bail.

At Parramatta Local Court on Thursday, Mr Malamas pleaded not guilty to two counts of aid and/or abet an offence – aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death – speed and two counts of aid and/abet an offence – dangerous driving occasioning death-drive speed dangerous, and two counts of aid/abet an offence aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm

Charges were withdrawn for aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm over 45km/h over the limit, dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm at a dangerous speed. and exceeding the speed limit by 45km/h.

The Greystanes man has not entered a plea for the back-up charges of aid and/or abet negligent driving (occasioning death); negligent driving (occasions grievous bodily harm) and organise, promote between vehicles and drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous.

The back-up charges will be mentioned on the same day of the arraignment in Parramatta District Court on March 18.

Jim Malamas.

Mohammad Abdulmunim Saleh (right).

Mr Saleh will front court on March 11 after pleading not guilty to aggravated dangerous driving occasions death speeding more than 45km/h over the limit, aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm 45khm/h over the limit, dangerous driving occasioning death – drive speed dangerous — and dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm while driving at a dangerous speed.

He has not entered pleas for back-up charges of organise, promote between vehicles negligent driving (occasioning death), negligent driving (occasions grievous bodily harm), which will be mentioned at court on March 11.

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