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ABC News
3 days ago
- ABC News
Bart Moore avoids jail over Riverina crash that killed Serina Drury and Craig Day
A young driver has avoided jail after admitting he was responsible for a high-speed crash that killed two people near the NSW-Victoria border. Serina Drury, 55, and her passenger, Craig Day, 54, both of Tocumwal, died when a Ford Ranger driven by a teenager failed to give way at a country intersection and ploughed into their Toyota Hilux in July. Jerilderie teen Bart Moore, 19 at the time, was on Thursday sentenced in Albury District Court to a three-year intensive corrections order to be served in the community. He pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death in March. Taking the witness stand on Thursday, Moore said he was "gutted" by the deadly Tocumwal crash. Defence counsel Michael Davies reminded Moore of previous comments he had made about the crash and his response to it. "I've taken two people away for no reason because of my f*** up," Mr Davies said, quoting Moore. In closing submissions, Mr Davies told the court Moore's actions were the result of momentary inattention as he approached the Racecourse Road and Murray Street intersection, driving past give-way signs on the 80km/h road. "It's a matter of seconds, in my submission, your honour." He said Moore's immaturity reduced his moral culpability and noted his client had no criminal record and was of good character. The defence asked Judge Jennifer English to consider an intensive corrections order of not more than three years to be served in the community. However, the prosecution called for a prison sentence. Crown prosecutor Virginia Morgan said the actions of Moore were "more than momentary inattention". "The accused had a straight lead-in to the intersection, with give-way signs clearly visible facing him, and he failed to slow down sufficiently to have a proper look and thereby avoid a collision," she said. Under questioning by Ms Morgan, Moore admitted he didn't slow down enough to look properly at the crash intersection because he frequently drove through it and was "comfortable" with it. "I've never seen a car there and thought I could always go through it without slowing down enough," he told the court. Ms Morgan conceded Moore did not have a "terrible" driving record, but had received tickets for driving offences. Moore received his P1 licence in early 2023 and, under cross-examination by Ms Morgan, told the court he was caught travelling at 30kms above the speed limit in Victorian town Cobram months later. The court heard he was also caught driving through a give-way sign in February last year in Finley. Judge English found the Tocumwal crash was the result of "slightly more than momentary inattention" by Moore and he failed to look properly when he approached the intersection. The judge said custodial sentences could have significant, damaging consequences on vulnerable young offenders and Moore's actions did not warrant full-time custody. She found Moore was genuinely remorseful and contrite. Judge English also noted he had mental health issues, but said these were "not causative of this accident". As well as the community corrections order, Moore was disqualified from driving for three years.
CTV News
13-06-2025
- CTV News
Police issue warning to stunters, street racers after series of dangerous incidents
The Edmonton Police Service has released a video of a high-speed crash that involved stunting that seriously injured a motorcyclist.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Yahoo
Deputies: Engine ejected from car after high-speed crash ends in flames
Deputies reportedly pulled a driver from the fiery wreck of his car following a high-speed crash on Friday evening. According to Sheriff Sanders with the Thurston County Sheriff's Office (TCSO), TCSO deputies, Tumwater Police Department officers, and East Olympic Fire firefighters responded to a single-vehicle high-speed collision on 93rd Avenue. Sheriff Sanders stated that 911 callers reported the vehicle was on fire, fully engulfed, and exploding. A TCSO unit first on the scene grabbed the driver, who deputies say had a suspended license, and is now in custody for DUI. Sheriff Sanders added that the collision had enough force to eject the engine from the car, which can be seen lying in the middle of the road.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Yahoo
Man arrested, charged in Dec. crash through Square
A Rutherford County man has been arrested in relation to a high speed crash on the downtown Lebanon Square in December. Evidence from the incident was presented to the Wilson County Grand Jury by the Lebanon Police Department's Traffic Unit, resulting in Brandin Veloz, 21, of Murfreesboro being indicted. Veloz was arrested and booked into the Wilson County Jail Friday, May 30. In the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 15, officers responded to the Square and discovered a white Cadillac sped through the center island of the roundabout, narrowly avoiding the Gen. Robert Hatton statue and also just missing the law offices of Lowery, Lowery & Cherry. According to a press release by LPD, Veloz is the alleged driver and was traveling at approximately 89 mph at the point of initial impact. Police said the crash scene stretched more than 700 feet. Debris from the crash shattered the windows of nearby businesses and inflicted other property damage. Veloz and a passenger sustained injuries during the impact. Police believed alcohol was a contributing factor in addition to the nearly 90 mph speed. LPD had a 360-degree camera set up on the square to monitor traffic during the holiday season, which captured video of the crash. Veloz was charged with speeding, reckless endangerment and two counts of DUI. He was released on a $5,000 bond just hours after his booking. He is scheduled for an arraignment hearing on Aug. 11.
Fox News
29-05-2025
- General
- Fox News
Teen illegal immigrant who killed woman in Colorado crash gets probation, then is arrested by ICE with family
An illegal immigrant teenager who was spared jail time after he was convicted of killing a Colorado woman in a high-speed crash has been arrested, along with his family, by immigration authorities. The 16-year-old from Colombia was sentenced to probation and community service for the July 2024 death of Kaitlyn Weaver, 24, in Aurora after striking a plea deal with prosecutors. The teen, who has not been publicly named because of state laws that shield the identity of underage criminal suspects, was arrested May 20 along with his family, who were also living in the United States illegally, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said. "The minor was convicted in Colorado's 18th Judicial District and was sentenced to probation and community service," an ICE spokesperson told Fox News. "As part of its routine operations, ICE arrests aliens who commit crimes and other individuals who have violated our nation's immigration laws. All aliens in violation of U.S. immigration law may be subject to arrest, detention and, if found removable by final order, removal from the United States, regardless of nationality." The teen will remain in ICE custody pending an immigration hearing, the agency said. Weaver died after she was sitting in her vehicle at a stop sign and the teen T-boned Weaver's vehicle at an intersection. He was in a Jeep with other minors racing in a residential neighborhood at speeds of up to 90 mph, authorities said. Weaver was kept on life support for two days before she was taken off after her organs were donated. Her father, John Weaver, told Fox News Digital he was told by U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., that ICE would be taking action against the teen. "I appreciate ICE taking enforcement action, and I really appreciate the outpouring of support from everyone," he said. The teen was arrested and initially charged with vehicular homicide. At the time, the Weavers were told by the Arapahoe County District Attorney's office that the case was a "no plea offer" case, John Weaver said. They then offered the teen a plea deal if he admitted his guilt. At the time, the Weaver family attorney, Matthew Durkin, called the deal "abhorrent," in an interview with Fox News Digital, noting that Weaver was killed during the prime of her life. John Weaver noted at the time that the teen was in the U.S. illegally and unlicensed. "We had a collision where the immigration system and the criminal justice system collided, and now my daughter's dead," he said. The teen has a pending asylum claim, but, according to ICE, asylum claims do not prevent detention.
