Driver denied bail over horror Vic crash A MELBOURNE courtroom burst into applause when a drug-addicted driver accused of killing three people was denied bail. Nei Lima DaCosta, 29, is charged with hitting and killing a pedestrian then ploughing into a car and killing a married couple in Oakleigh on Sunday. Police say he had traces of methamphetamine in his system and was travelling at 120km/h - some 40km/h over the speed limit - when he struck the pedestrian. In refusing bail, Magistrate Charlie Rozencwajg said DaCosta posed a risk to the community. "You exhibited a blatant disregard for the rules that govern the use of our roads," he said. The disregard shown to the safety of the public ... make him an unacceptable risk. The Brazilian national is charged over fatally striking pedestrian Anthony Parsons before killing married couple Inimi and Savvas Menelaou when his out-of-control vehicle slammed into their car. Three other people were injured, including the driver of the Menelaous' car, who remains seriously injured in hospital. Mr Rozencwajg's decision to deny bail was met with the applause of family and friends of the victims who packed the courtroom on Wednesday. A relative of the Menelaous, George Christodoulou, said the ruling was a relief to the family. "The defendant wasn't given bail so our concerns now are with the family members that are still in hospital," he told reporters outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court. We're a strong family, we're all going to stick together. It's a tragic loss and we're all feeling it. DaCosta is charged with three counts of culpable driving, three of negligently causing serious injury and one of reckless conduct endangering life. The court heard DaCosta moved to Australia in 2012 and has since married, had a child and is expecting another. He has admitted to being addicted to ice and faces a separate charge of travelling 45km/h over the speed limit through Melbourne's Burnley Tunnel in April. DaCosta is accused of speeding through the intersection of Dandenong Road and Warrigal Road, in the city's southeast, 20 seconds after the lights turned red on Sunday night. "This is an incredibly long period of time and highlights the level of disregard," Mr Rozencwajg said. DaCosta will face a committal mention hearing on March 17.