Man Charged After Pursuit With Police – St Marys

A man will appear in court charged after an incident on Monday in which he allegedly drove from a police Random Breath Testing (RBT) site and later crashed his vehicle.

About 1.45pm yesterday (Monday 3rd January) a Ford Laser was directed by police to stop at a RBT site at St Marys. When police went to check the male driver’s licence, he allegedly drove off.

Police followed him into Queen Street where the man turned right and collided with a van coming out of Phillip Street. A 15-day-old baby in a capsule in the rear of the Laser was not injured, however, ambulance officers later examined the baby as a precaution.

The man was arrested and taken to St Marys Police Station where he was charged with driving in a speed/manner dangerous, negligent driving and judicial offences.

He was refused bail and will appear in Parramatta Local Court today.

Fatal Pedestrian Collision - Kiama NSW

 Police are preparing a report for the Coroner following a fatal pedestrian collision at Kiama on the NSW south coast yesterday.
Shortly after 4pm yesterday (Monday 3rd January 2005) a seven-year-old boy from Hampton Park, Victoria, was crossing Terralong Street with his family, when he was struck by a Toyota Landcruiser.
The incident occurred outside the Kiama Police Station and while police and ambulance officers responded quickly, the child died at the scene.
Inquiries are continuing into the circumstances surrounding the incident, and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Man Charged After Vehicle Collision – Wiley Park NSW

A man will appear before court after a vehicle allegedly evaded a police Random Breath Test (RBT) site and crashed with another vehicle at Wiley Park yesterday (Monday 3rd January 2005).

About 1.13am yesterday, Rosehill Police began following a Holden Commodore, containing two males, after the vehicle failed to stop at an RBT site on Victoria Road Rydalmere, however then terminated the pursuit on Roberts Road at Greenacre.

A short time later, the Commodore and a Nissan Pulsar collided head-on along King Georges Road Wiley Park. The Commodore was not being pursued by police at the time.

As a result, the driver of the Commodore, a 20-year-old from Tregear, sustained head injuries, while the 16-year-old passenger sustained a broken pelvis and femur. Both were taken to St George Hospital with the 20-year-old being released yesterday morning.

The driver of the Pulsar, a 52-year-old woman from Liberty Grove was treated for minor injuries but not admitted to hospital. The passenger of the Pulsar, a 51-year-old woman from Enfield was taken to St George Hospital where she remains in stable condition after sustaining fractured ribs and abdominal injuries.

The driver of the Commodore has been charged with aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – escaping a pursuit, dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, drive in a manner dangerous, and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.

He was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court today.

The 16-year-old passenger of the Commodore remains under guard in hospital and inquiries in relation to this youth are continuing.

Results Of Operation Safe Arrival Day 11

On day 11 of the NSW Police Operation Safe Arrival campaign during the Christmas/New Year period, 13 people have died on our roads.

While this is two fatalities less than last year, police are still urging motorists throughout the state to take care driving at all times of the year.

Yesterday a seven-year-old boy was killed in Kiama, on the state’s south coast, after being hit by a car while crossing Terralong Street. He was the 13th person to die during Operation Safe Arrival.

Earlier in the campaign, a 76-year-old male pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Tempe on 31st December, 2004. The man was hit by a car in the southbound lanes of the Princes Highway near the intersection of Wentworth Street. The Tempe man suffered critical head injuries and was taken to St George Hospital, but later died. The man was the twelfth fatality.

Traffic Services Commander, Chief Superintendent John Hartley said with three days left of Operation Safe Arrival, police presence will remain high.

“Police will be out in force for the rest of this week for Operation Safe Arrival, after which police will revert to localised traffic operations,” said Supt Hartley.

“Thirteen people have died on NSW roads so far this Christmas-New Year holiday season. This figure is down 2 from the same time last year, but its still 13 too many.”

Since Operation Safe Arrival began at 12.01am on Friday 24th December, police have charged more than 16,492 motorists for speeding offences, compared with 23,557 the same time last year. There have been 11,321 traffic infringement notices issued for offences other than speeding.

“So far nearly 300,000 (295,063) people have been breath tested with 1,100 people charged. While this figure is down 132 from last year, its still a staggering number,” said Supt Hartley.

Examples of inappropriate driver behaviour detected during Day 11 (Monday 3rd January 2005) of Operation Safe Arrival include:

· At 4.20am yesterday police were travelling north along Ravenshaw St, Gloucester, when they allegedly saw a car in front of them swerve to the incorrect side of the road before returning to the correct lane. The car then mounted a median strip while attempting to turn right into Denison Street. Police spoke to the 35-year-old female driver from Wallanbah. She was breath tested and returned a positive reading of 0.175. The woman was arrested and taken to Gloucester Police Station. It was later found her licence expired in April 2004. The woman was charged with high range prescribed concentration of alcohol and unlicensed driving. She’s due to appear in Gloucester Local Court on 28th January, 2005.

· At 5.20pm yesterday a man was stopped by officers from Marrickville Highway Patrol on Burrows Rd, St Peters, after being detected by a radar allegedly travelling 120 km/h in a 50km zone. The man’s license was already disqualified. He was arrested and charged for disqualified driving and speed dangerous. He will appear in Newtown Local Court on 24th February, 2005.

· Two men were stopped on the M5 Motorway at Punchbowl yesterday afternoon after being radar detected by officers from the Ashfield Highway Patrol to be allegedly racing at 162 km/h in a 110km zone. They were driving a Subaru Impreza WRX and a Holden Commodore SS Utility. Both men were charged with speed dangerous and exceed speed over 45 km/h.

Two dead after single vehicle collision - Bungendore NSW

Two people have been killed following a single car collision at Bungendore, in the state’s south this afternoon (Tuesday 4th January).

About 4.45pm a green Subaru Outback station wagon travelling east on the Kings Highway left the road and hit some road signs before hitting a tree. The accident happened about seven kilometres west of Bungendore, near Queanbeyan.

Two children, a four-year-old girl and five-year-old boy were in the back of the car. They were taken to Canberra Hospital suffering minor injuries.

Police believe the two victims are from Braidwood.

As a result of the collision the Kings Highway was closed for two hours and a report is being prepared for the Coroner.

An investigation into the cause of the collision is underway.