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SA woman involved in fatal car crash killing three young teens posted concerning TikTok videos days before incident

The SA woman involved in a fatal car crash killing three young teens posted a series of videos featuring teens in cars and declarations of love just days before the smash.

Car speeds down country road before horror crash

A South Australian woman who died alongside three teenagers in a horror crash in Victoria posted concerning videos to TikTok in the days before the devastating smash.

In one of the videos uploaded by Alicia Montebello to her little-used TikTok account using her name, a young girl believed to be Jorja Fox, who is the only surviving victim of the crash, can be seen in the passenger seat of a car without a seatbelt on.

The videos also contain a slide show of pictures of Ms Montebello, who is from Adelaide, with young teenage girls, with many captioned “couldn’t imagine my life without the girls. Love you.”

Ms Montebello, 31, was killed alongside Year 10 student Joshua Elmes, 15, Lucus Garzoli, 14, and Meghan Fox, 14, when the vehicle they were travelling in slammed into a tree just outside of Hamilton in Victoria’s southwest in the early hours of Saturday.

Ms Fox, 17, understood to be the sister of the other teenage girl killed, was also in the red Toyota Corolla and remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.

The last pictures posted on TikTok by Alicia Montebello before the vehicle she was travelling in slammed into a tree. Picture: TikTok
The last pictures posted on TikTok by Alicia Montebello before the vehicle she was travelling in slammed into a tree. Picture: TikTok
Victims of the Bochara car crash near Hamilton. Jorja Fox, far right, is the only survivor. Picture: Supplied
Victims of the Bochara car crash near Hamilton. Jorja Fox, far right, is the only survivor. Picture: Supplied

Ms Montebello had faced court six weeks earlier on stalking charges.

She was fined $700 without conviction after she was charged with wilful damage, two counts of stalking and four counts of contravening bail in April.

The young mother walked free from Victoria’s Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court on April 14.

SA court documents reveal that in January 2015, Ms Montebello was charged with driving an unregistered vehicle with excess blood alcohol.

Her licence was disqualified for four months and 14 days, before she was charged with driving with a disqualified licence, and failing to display P plates in February the following year.

In the days leading up to the crash, Alicia Montebello, 31, posted declarations of love for her friends. Picture: TikTok
In the days leading up to the crash, Alicia Montebello, 31, posted declarations of love for her friends. Picture: TikTok
One of the last pictures of Alicia Montebello before the car she was travelling in smashed into a tree. Picture: TikTok
One of the last pictures of Alicia Montebello before the car she was travelling in smashed into a tree. Picture: TikTok

She was ordered to serve a 12-day prison sentence as a result of that offence.

That sentence was then suspended and she received a further disqualification.

Her vehicle was impounded on both occasions and she was ordered to pay court costs.

It is understood Ms Montebello made the move across the border to Hamilton in Victoria around a year ago after previously residing in Mount Gambier, about 125km away.

Her Facebook profile indicates she had also previously lived in Adelaide and attended Golden Grove High School.

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