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'I need punishment': mum awaits fate after killing ex

'I need punishment': mum awaits fate after killing ex

A former charity worker who fatally ran down her ex-husband with a car has been backed by family, who regret they couldn't remove her from the relationship.

Fatal crash leads to alleged driver's school discovery

Fatal crash leads to alleged driver's school discovery

Fatal crash leads to alleged driver's school discovery

Fatal crash leads to alleged driver's school discovery

A woman has died after a man allegedly smashed a stolen ute head-on into her vehicle before fleeing the scene.

'No place in hell' for father over fatal crash cover-up

'No place in hell' for father over fatal crash cover-up

'No place in hell' for father over fatal crash cover-up

'No place in hell' for father over fatal crash cover-up

The mother of two siblings killed in a horrific car crash has said the unlicensed driver's father failed as a parent after falsely reporting the SUV as stolen.

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Ten people hurt as 14-year-old driver accused of crash

Ten people hurt as 14-year-old driver accused of crash

Emergency services have been sifting through the chaotic wreckage of a four-car pile-up that has shocked a community and left victims fighting for their lives.

Calls for plane crash-style probes as road deaths rise

Calls for plane crash-style probes as road deaths rise

More people are dying on Australia's roads every year, but the peak motoring body says plane crash-style investigations could lead to change.

Toddler killed in fatal crash walking home from daycare

Toddler killed in fatal crash walking home from daycare

A toddler has been fatally struck by a vehicle in a tragic accident as she and her family were walking home from a daycare centre.

Pedestrian fatally struck outside busy comic convention

Pedestrian fatally struck outside busy comic convention

A pedestrian is dead and another is clinging to life after the pair were struck by a car outside a busy comic convention.

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Easter road deaths spark calls for national leadership

Easter road deaths spark calls for national leadership

Easter road deaths spark calls for national leadership

Easter road deaths spark calls for national leadership

Nineteen people died in crashes across Australia during the Easter long weekend, prompting calls for road safety to be embedded in school curriculums.

Plea for patience as road deaths plague long weekend

Plea for patience as road deaths plague long weekend

Plea for patience as road deaths plague long weekend

Plea for patience as road deaths plague long weekend

At least 14 people have died on Australian roads over the Easter break, prompting calls for drivers to use caution as they return from their holidays.

No plates, no lights: Easter crash kills mum of four

No plates, no lights: Easter crash kills mum of four

No plates, no lights: Easter crash kills mum of four

No plates, no lights: Easter crash kills mum of four

A series of grim Easter holiday crashes nationwide has prompted pleas for people to pay attention to road safety.

'No justice': grieving mum sobs as killer driver jailed

'No justice': grieving mum sobs as killer driver jailed

'No justice': grieving mum sobs as killer driver jailed

'No justice': grieving mum sobs as killer driver jailed

A mother has broken down in tears while lamenting the sentence handed to the driver who smashed into a car, killing her two children.

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

The family of a grandfather killed by a drug driver have been shocked to learn the offender was on a good-behaviour bond for meth possession at the time.

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Experts have suggested measures that could prevent a repeat of a horror crash that killed five people after a diabetic driver became hypoglycaemic.

'I am so sorry': diabetic driver speaks over pub crash

'I am so sorry': diabetic driver speaks over pub crash

'I am so sorry': diabetic driver speaks over pub crash

'I am so sorry': diabetic driver speaks over pub crash

A diabetic says he made some "very stupid decisions" as he became hypoglycaemic and did not eat before driving into and killing five people including kids.

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Mum accused of killing son in crash to stay in custody

A woman facing manslaughter and drug charges following her son's death in a car crash has asked a magistrate to split her charges into separate cases.

'Unguided missile': fatal crash doctor learns sentence

An obstetrician who was drunk and enraged when he crashed his supercharged car at 116km/h on a suburban street, killing a woman, has been sentenced to jail.

'No justice': hit-run victim's family slam punishment

The family of an Aboriginal man killed in a hit-run has rubbished the updated punishment for their brother's killer after he called the victim an oxygen thief.

Jail for 'split-second' decision that ended man's life

A man's "split-second" decision to put pedal to the metal while demonstrating his new high-powered car has landed him in prison for killing a friend.

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Premier blames 'ungodly' driving for pursuit deaths

A recommendation to lift the threshold of severity before police start a chase has been quashed by a state premier after two women died following a pursuit.

Two women dead after alleged car theft and pursuit

Two women have been killed after a man who allegedly led police on a pursuit through city streets crashed into their car before being arrested at gunpoint.

Daniel Andrews responds to 'bike boy' defamation case

A former premier has denied he defamed a cyclist who was involved in a collision with his car more than a decade ago.

'The car scared me': man facing jail for killing friend

Three seconds accelerating is all it took for a man to lose control of his modified "racing car" and kill his friend while demonstrating the vehicle's power.

Decade in prison for 'calculated' scooter rider killer

A jealous man will spend up to 10 years and six months in prison after he lied to police and tried to hide his ute after using it to kill a scooter rider.

Roadkill has unexpected upside for conservation efforts

The carcasses of animals struck by cars are a tragic sight on the nation's roads, but scientists say they could be used to bolster conservation research.

Justice denied: driver accused of killing lawyer dies

A rideshare driver accused of killing a 28-year-old lawyer in a nighttime hit-and-run has died before a delayed case against him could go to trial.

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