A Victorian dad has been jailed after running over and killing a close friend while so drunk he had no memory of the crash, a court has been told. Shaun Bartlett, 43, returned before the County Court on Friday and was jailed for 6½ years for causing the death ofContinue Reading
A Perth man has been charged with drink driving after he was seen in a wild video crashing his car into a house — before copping some choice words from bystanders. Footage of the incident was uploaded to Reddit over the weekend by videographer Luke Dewar, who was in theContinue Reading
A road worker who killed his mate while “showing off” drunk in a Bobcat has been jailed for seven years. Christopher Bell, 53, returned before the Victorian Supreme Court on Monday after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of George Tereva, 34, by criminal negligence. The court was told Bell hadContinue Reading
A road worker who killed a mate while “showing off” in a bobcat is facing up to 25 years in jail after admitting responsibility, a court has been told. Christopher Bell, 53, had been drinking beers with co-workers on a Wednesday afternoon after his shift when he jumped behind theContinue Reading
A Christmas tree with sparkling blue baubles has gone up at Victoria Police headquarters, but the tree isn’t a festive celebration of the year gone by, but a stark reminder of the troad death carnage that has engulfed the state. The baubles are signed with the name and age ofContinue Reading
In the wake of what has been one of the worst recorded road death tolls for Victoria in recent memory, authorities are set to launch safe driving messaging across the state this summer. There have been 271 lives lost on Victorian roads from the start of the year to NovemberContinue Reading
A Queensland man has been arrested after he was found driving a lawnmower while allegedly intoxicated and nearly four times the legal limit. The 51-year-old Ingham resident was discovered by police just before 1am on Sunday while allegedly driving the vehicle on the wrong side of the road. At theContinue Reading
A disqualified driver’s shock decision to get behind the wheel a second time in one night has left police “shaking their heads”. The driver, a 21-year-old man, first came to the attention of officers after police pulled over a minivan in Wodonga, in Victoria’s northeast, shortly after midnight on Saturday.Continue Reading
Victoria’s County Court has released startling footage of the moment a speeding car collided with a Vinnies truck on the West Gate Bridge, leaving one man dead and bringing Melbourne to a standstill. Emanuel Kur, then aged 21, was behind the wheel of a Ford sedan travelling at 120km/hr outboundContinue Reading
The husband of an Australian woman who is in a coma fighting for life in Thailand after falling and hitting her head has revealed a key detail about the tragic situation. Kylee Enwright’s family are desperately trying to raise funds to cover her extensive medical treatment and medevac her homeContinue Reading