Daily Archives: 01/09/2015

Woman charged after death of two-year-old in crash – Hunter Region

A woman will reappear in court next month after she was charged in relation to a crash that killed a two-year-old girl and left her 11-month-old brother with critical injuries.

About 7pm (Monday 17 August 2015), a woman was driving her sedan northbound on the New England Highway, about 4km north of Willow Tree, when the vehicle rolled, landing down an embankment off the side of the road.

A passer-by stopped and assisted, locating a two-year-old child deceased, and an 11-month-old boy suffering critical injuries.

Police from Oxley and Hunter Valley Local Area Command’s attended the scene and co-ordinated a response with the assistance of NSW Ambulance, Rural Fire Service, VRA, and Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

The infant was flown to John Hunter Hospital for further treatment and has since been transferred to Newcastle Children’s Hospital. The woman was taken to Tamworth Base Hospital and was later released.

Today (Tuesday 1 September 2015), Crash Investigators from Tamworth charged a 20–year-old woman with dangerous driving occasioning death, dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning death, negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, drive whilst disqualified and drive with a passenger between 6 months and 4 years unrestrained as prescribed.

She appeared before Newcastle Local Court today where she was granted conditional bail prior to her next court appearance at Newcastle Local Court on 28 October 2015.

Man and woman face drug charges – Goulburn

A man and woman have been charged with multiple drug offences after a traffic stop on the Hume Highway near Goulburn.

Shortly after 8pm on Monday 31 August, police attached to Goulburn HWP stopped a black Mazda sedan.

The driver, a 25-year-old man, underwent a roadside drug test, which was positive for methyl-amphetamine (ice).

He was placed under arrest.

Police searched the vehicle, locating mobile phones, balaclavas, ammunition, drug paraphernalia and prohibited drugs with the estimated potential street value of $100 000.

The 25-year-old female passenger was arrested.

The man and woman were taken to Goulburn Police Station. The vehicle was also seized.

The man was charged with

– Large commercial quantity of MDMA

– Indictable quantity of methyl-amphetamine

– Possess ammunition without license

– Possess drug x 4

– Possess means of disguising face.
The woman was charged with

– Large commercial quantity of MDMA

– Indictable quantity of methyl-amphetamine (ice) and

– Possess ammunition without license.

Both were refused bail and will appear at Goulburn Local Court today.