Driver charged over fatal Pine Lodge crash

By Monique Preston

Apr 30, 2024

Charges: The driver of one of the cars involved in a fatal three-vehicle crash at Pine Lodge has been charged over the collision. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

The driver of a car whose teenage passenger died in a fatal crash at Pine Lodge in mid-April has been charged over the crash.

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A 16-year-old Lemnos girl sustained serious injuries and later died in hospital after the three-vehicle collision on April 19.

The girl was a passenger in a Toyota Camry involved in a collision with a Toyota Aurion and a Mazda wagon at the intersection of New Dookie and Boundary Rds at about 6.20pm.

The driver of the Camry, a 30-year-old Kialla man, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.

He has been charged with dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing serious injury.

He has been bailed to appear at Shepparton Magistrates’ Court on May 6.

The second passenger of the Camry, a 32-year-old Lemnos man, also sustained serious injuries, while the third passenger, an 18-year-old Tarneit woman, was not injured.

The other drivers and a male passenger involved in the collision sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment.