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Sunny bike ride turned fatal for dad hit by speedster

Sunny bike ride turned fatal for dad hit by speedster

A man has been jailed after 90 seconds of speeding on a motorbike at a popular Brisbane mountain ended in a fatal crash.

Alarm as road carnage most deadliest in 12 years

Alarm as road carnage most deadliest in 12 years

Alarm as road carnage most deadliest in 12 years

Alarm as road carnage most deadliest in 12 years

Australia's roads are at crisis point after the nation experienced its worst 12-month road toll period in 12 years, a peak motoring body says.

Mum and son guilty of murder after mowing down teen

Mum and son guilty of murder after mowing down teen

Mum and son guilty of murder after mowing down teen

Mum and son guilty of murder after mowing down teen

A mother and son have been found guilty of murdering teenager Taj Jared Hart, who they deliberately hit with their ute before fleeing the scene.

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Hit-and-run truckie guilty decades after boy's death

Hit-and-run truckie guilty decades after boy's death

A parents of a boy killed when their car was hit by a speeding truck have welcomed guilty verdicts against the man who was behind the wheel nearly 20 years ago.

Driver who killed top cop's son to hear from family

Driver who killed top cop's son to hear from family

A date has been set for sentencing submissions for the teenage driver who killed Charlie Stevens, the son of South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens.

Man who mowed down teen a 'simplistic' thinker: lawyer

Man who mowed down teen a 'simplistic' thinker: lawyer

A man who ran down and killed 18-year-old Taj Hart with his ute did not give a lot of thought to his actions, a jury has heard as a murder trial wraps up.

Woman feels 'vindicated' over role in sister's death

Woman feels 'vindicated' over role in sister's death

A learner driver who accelerated with the car door open leading to her sister's death has been spared a conviction and walked free from court with a $600 fine.

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Ex-cycling champ's charges confirmed over wife's death

Ex-cycling champ's charges confirmed over wife's death

Ex-cycling champ's charges confirmed over wife's death

Ex-cycling champ's charges confirmed over wife's death

Olympic medal-winning cyclist Rohan Dennis has been ordered to answer charges laid over the death of his wife Melissa Hoskins in December last year.

Woman who killed sister wants to escape conviction

Woman who killed sister wants to escape conviction

Woman who killed sister wants to escape conviction

Woman who killed sister wants to escape conviction

A learner driver who hit and killed her sister during a roadside argument has asked for a judge to spare her from conviction as she says she is a victim too.

'All going to die': father recounts deadly truck crash

'All going to die': father recounts deadly truck crash

'All going to die': father recounts deadly truck crash

'All going to die': father recounts deadly truck crash

The father of a six-year-old killed in a hit-and-run truck crash near Sydney says he heard a bang and the family car become airborne before he blacked out.

Car 'filled with light' before deadly impact with truck

Car 'filled with light' before deadly impact with truck

Car 'filled with light' before deadly impact with truck

Car 'filled with light' before deadly impact with truck

A truckie accused of fleeing a hit-and-run that killed a six-year-old boy said he had "sorted out" the car by pushing it off the road, jurors have heard.

Camera captured driver at 187km/h before fatal crash

Camera captured driver at 187km/h before fatal crash

Camera captured driver at 187km/h before fatal crash

Camera captured driver at 187km/h before fatal crash

A speed camera that captured a man driving at 187km/h one hour before he caused a fatal crash could not transmit images in real time, an inquest has been told.

Three passengers dead following car roll-over

Three passengers dead following car roll-over

Three passengers dead following car roll-over

Three passengers dead following car roll-over

A driver was able to free himself from a crash that left three passengers dead when a car rolled over at a country intersection.

E-scooter speeds to be probed by coroner after death

E-scooter speeds to be probed by coroner after death

E-scooter speeds to be probed by coroner after death

E-scooter speeds to be probed by coroner after death

A coroner is investigating how easily riders can tamper with an e-scooter speed limiter to make it go faster, after a man died while going 50km/h.

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Boy catastrophically injured trying to save his brother

A distraught mother has detailed hearing a car run over her two sons as they were playing, telling a court her eight-year-old son will never be the same.

Learner drivers should learn first aid, after toll rise

Emergency groups are calling for mandated first aid training for learner drivers after new figures showing at least three Australians die on the road each day.

'Devoid of moral qualms': fatal hit-run driver jailed

A judge has slammed a driver who killed a cyclist as "devoid of any moral qualms" after his "lawless lifestyle" saw him put others at risk after a fatal crash.

Teen killed in hit-and-run 'didn't see it coming'

A woman who saw an Indigenous teen struck from behind by a ute has told a murder trial the impact happened so quickly that he didn't have time to turn around.

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Mum and son accused of murdering teen in 'retribution'

A mother and her son ran down and killed an Indigenous teen south of Sydney as a series of violent incidents between them escalated, jurors have heard.

Family shattered after crash kills brother, cousin

A 25-year-old man thinks about the deaths of his brother and cousin every day after they were killed in a high-speed crash while he was behind the wheel.

Boy accused of killer crash has 'harsh' bail revoked

A 17-year-old boy who was released on bail five days ago has had it revoked after he went on the run and violated his conditions.

'Deadly adventure': speeding BMW driver kills couple

The grieving family of a couple killed by a young driver after he sped through a red traffic light say his "deadly adventure" has caused widespread heartache.

Private school boy bailed after fatal crash charges

A 17-year-old boy has been released on bail after being charged over a crash in Melbourne's inner east that killed a 28-year-old man.

Fatal stolen car crash lights fuse on teen crime plague

The Victorian government has taken the children's court to task over its handling of repeat youth offenders following a deadly crash in Melbourne's east.

Teen accused of fatal crash checked by police in bed

A 17-year-old boy has faced court accused of being the driver of a stolen Jeep that crashed at high speed into another car and killed a 28-year-old man.

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