Haunting way man learned about fiancee’s car crash death

The haunting way an Adelaide man learnt of his fiancee’s death has been revealed, as family members pay tribute to the 25-year-old mum who died in a car crash.

The haunting way an Adelaide man learnt of his fiancee’s death has been revealed. Picture: Instagram

An Adelaide man was left to discover his fiancee had been involved in a fatal car crash after receiving a notification on his phone.

Taneasha Steer, 25, died when the car she was driving crashed into a tree on Marrabell Rd in Allendale, around 90km north of Adelaide on Monday night.

Police and paramedics rushed to the scene at about 6.30pm where they found the Mitsubishi station wagon in a ditch after colliding with the tree.

Ms Steer, a mother to an 18-month-old son, was the sole occupant of the car and died at the scene.

Her fiance Luke Andrews rushed to the scene of the crash after receiving an automated collision alert sent to this phone.

“Sadly at 6:30pm last night my brother (Luke) was called to a serious crash of his partner,” Mr Andrews’ brother wrote in a GoFundMe set up to support the family.

Mr Andrews later paid tribute to his partner in a heartbreaking message on social media.
“I love you forever my beautiful girl,” he captioned a photo of their family.

She leaves behind her fiance Luke and son Tatum. Photo: Facebook

Ms Steer’s father, David, has also expressed his heartache, telling 7News he was looking forward to his daughter’s wedding.

“I think I maybe slept for three hours last night … because I’m crying so hard … and just weeping so hard,” he told the outlet.

“I was just so looking forward to walking her down the aisle.”

Other have paid tribute to the 25-year-old, who was “loved by so many”, on social media.

“My heart is shattered, left feeling very empty … what a horrible world we live in,” one friend wrote.

“I’m in so much disbelief another beautiful soul taken way to soon. Rest easy Taneasha Steer thankyou for the laughs and always being up for a chat. You were loved by many,” said another.

Ms Steer has been remembered as a “beautiful soul” who was “loved by so many”. Picture: Instagram

The GoFundMe Me set up by Mr Andrews’ brother has raised over $14,000 at the time of publication.

“I would like to share this to help my brother with the support of child care fees and to be able to give him time off work to be able to spend time with [his] 18 month old baby boy Tatum,” Brayden Andrews wrote on the page.

“To everyone who knew neash she was always the life of the party and brought so much joy to plenty of lives.”

SA Police are examining the circumstances that led to the crash with major crash investigators currently on the case.

Ms Steer is the 107th life lost on South Australian roads in 2023 as the state records a horror year for traffic deaths.
There were just 66 deaths on the states roads at this time last year.

Originally published as Haunting way man learned about fiancee’s car crash death