She said Salam told police he was unaware his car was unregistered.
Defence lawyer Lauren Townsend said her client, a 50-year-old tour guide, had plans to move to Townsville when his matters were finalised.
Salam was fined $600 and disqualified from driving for one month.
In 2018, Salam received a total of six months’ imprisonment, wholly suspended for 18 months, and was disqualified for 12 months for driving without due care and attention and for failing to remain at a road incident.
Scott “Moses” Bradley was walking home from his 24th birthday celebrations at Mossman on September 3, 2016, when he was struck by Salam’s 1996 Ford Falcon on Junction St.