Eight injured in breakdown-lane crash on North Coast - Weekend Traffic Wrap Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a crash on the state’s North Coast in which eight people were injured. About 4.20pm on Saturday 19 October 2013, a white Toyota Corolla entered the south-bound breakdown lane of the Pacific Highway near Cowper, north of Grafton. It’s alleged the Corolla crashed into a Holden Commodore already parked in the breakdown lane, which shunted forward into a stationary Holden utility. As a result of the incident, eight people were taken to hospital: two women, a man and six-year-old girl who were standing on a grass verge near the vehicles; two young children inside the Commodore; and the 85-year-old female Corolla driver and her 79-year-old passenger. All were treated for various injuries, the most serious being fractures sustained by the six-year-old girl, who was pinned beneath the utility. One south-bound lane of the Pacific Highway was closed for eight hours. Officers from the Far North Coast Crash Investigation Unit have been tasked with determining the circumstances surrounding the crash. Inquiries are continuing. “While we encourage motorists to take regular rest breaks on long drives, we also urge them to do so in a safe place – such as a designated rest area,” Acting Traffic and Highway Patrol Operations Commander, Acting Superintendent Simon Maund, said. Other traffic incidents of note over the weekend include: • About 4.10pm on Saturday 19 October 2013, Highway Patrol officers stopped a Daewoo Lanos driving west on Canterbury Road, Roselands, and spoke with the 64-year-old male driver. Checks revealed the vehicle was unregistered, and the man driver’s licence had not been renewed for more than 27 years. Police issued the Riverwood man with a field court attendance notice for the offences of unlicensed never held and use unregistered vehicle. He is due to appear in Burwood Local Court on 12 November 2013. • Police have charged a man after his car was detected travelling at an alleged speed of 193km/h on the Hume Highway near Goulburn. Officers attached the Goulburn Highway Patrol pulled over a gold-coloured Mitsubishi sedan just after midnight today (Monday 21 October 2013). The driver, a 20-year-old man with an international driver’s licence, was charged with exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h. He was granted bail to appear in Goulburn Local Court on 20 November 2013. • About 9.20pm on Saturday 19 October 2013, officers from the Central Metropolitan Highway Patrol stopped a Mitsubishi Lancer on the M5 East Motorway, Mascot, after detecting it travelling at an alleged speed of at least 130km/h in an 80km/h zone. The man submitted to a road-side breath test, which allegedly returned a positive result. A subsequent breath analysis returned an alleged reading of 0.137. Checks revealed the man’s driver’s licence has been disqualified until March 2014. Police issued the man with a field court attendance notice for the offences of exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h, mid-range PCA, and driving while disqualified. He is due to appear in Waverley Local Court on the 27 November 2013.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:07:26 +0000
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