A trial date has been set for the groom who was accused of driving without due care after his wife was killed in a golf buggy crash in the Whitsundays.
Robbie Awad, also known as Robbie Morgan, faces four charges over the crash that killed his 29-year-old wife Marina Morgan on their lavish honeymoon.
Police allege Mr Awad, 30, attempted a dangerous U-turn on the corner of Coral Sea Ave and Whitsunday Boulevard causing the buggy to roll on June 20, 2022.
Mrs Morgan was not wearing a seatbelt and fell from the vehicle onto the road. She died despite the efforts of several bystanders at the scene.
The trial has been scheduled for July 5 and 6 following a series of negotiations between the Mr Morgan’s defence lawyers and the prosecution this week.
It will resume on July 11 and 12 if it cannot be finalised in two days.
Robbie Awad (pictured left) faces four charges over the gold buggy crash on June 20, 2022 that killed his 29-year-old wife Marina Morgan (pictured right)
During a hearing in Proserpine Magistrates Court, Magistrate Michelle Howard urged the two parties to come to an agreement on a trial date.
After some more wrangling on when witnesses for the defence and prosecution could appear the date was finally scheduled for July, 2024.
Mr Awad and Mrs Morgan were celebrating their honeymoon on Hamilton Island after their large church wedding in Sydney on June 11.
Bystanders including an off-duty firefighter, a doctor and dentist tried to save Mrs Morgan at the scene for 35 minutes but were unsuccessful.
A helicopter called to take her to Townsville hospital was stood down after the severity of her injuries were realised.
Mr Awad’s case was first mentioned in Proserpine Magistrates court in December 2022 and he was granted bail, the Courier Mail reported.
He pleaded not guilty to causing his wife’s death and has sought new representation since last year.

Police allege Mr Awad, 30, attempted a dangerous U-turn while the couple were on the buggy
His new lawyer was lectured by Acting Magistrate Stephen Byrne on Monday after he requested to appear in court via telephone but failed to answer the phone.
‘We’ve called you twice and both times it rung out,’ Mr Byrne said.
‘If you want the convenience of appearing by phone you or someone else has got to answer your phone otherwise it’s just not going to happen and you’re going to have to appoint agents.’
The trial was delayed another month after Mr Awad’s team asked for more time to review a new report from a traffic engineer which it received on Sunday.
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