A woman has had her charges upgraded after a boy died following a crash at Killarney Vale last week.
At about 12.45pm on Wednesday, January 4, emergency services were called to the intersection of Mort St and George Evans Rd following reports of a two-vehicle crash involving a Toyota sedan and Lexus SUV.
The driver of the sedan – a 42-year-old woman – was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for minor injuries on the scene, while the passenger – a nine-year-old boy – was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.
Officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District established a crime scene which was forensically examined by specialist police from the Crash Investigation Unit.
The driver of the SUV – a 51-year-old woman – was subjected to a roadside breath test, which allegedly returned a positive result.
She was arrested and taken to Gosford Police Station where she underwent a breath analysis which allegedly returned a reading of 0.197.
As part of initial inquiries, the woman was charged with a number of driving offences including aggravated driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and driving under the influence.
She appeared in Newcastle Local Court on Thursday, January 5, where she was granted conditional bail.
On January 7 the nine-year-old boy died in hospital as a result of his injuries.
Following the death of the boy, the woman’s charges have been upgraded to include aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death, driving with high range PCA, possession of prohibited drugs and causing bodily harm by misconduct in charge of motor vehicle.
The woman will appear before Gosford Local Court on Friday, January 27.
Source:
Media release, Jan 8
NSW Police