Man charged over fatal crash

Ambulance paramedics attended the scene

A 52-year-old Lake Munmorah man was charged on January 11 with five offences in relation to a fatal car crash last year at Doyalson.

Police served a Court Attendance Notice on the man at a Newcastle address, charging him with five offences including aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death and driving with high range PCA.

The man is due to appear in Wyong Local Court on Wednesday, March 8.

At about 8.30 pm on Monday, October 31, 2022, emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway at Doyalson after two vehicles collided head-on.

Ambulance paramedics treated the Lake Munmorah man before being taken to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition with head, chest and leg injuries.

The driver of the other vehicle, a 56-year-old man from Mannering Park, died at the scene of the accident.

Officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District established a crime scene that was investigated by Crash Investigation Unit officers, which led to charges being laid on the Lake Munmorah man.

Source: NSW Police