Busted: Driver hit with $27k in fines for driving while texting
More than 28,000 South Aussies have been stung so far on their mobile phones while driving – with one driver racking up an incredible bill.
Arrive Alive
Nine surgeries: Horror at woman’s truck crash injuries
What started as a routine trip to the gym became a nightmare of surgeries for this Adelaide IT expert after she was knocked over by a truck.
Woman killed in early morning hit run
A woman has been killed and another arrested following a hit and run in the state’s north.
Driver blows unbelievable alcohol reading on same day as double fatal
A woman has hit two cars in an Adelaide shopping centre, then allegedly recorded a breath test so extreme that experts say it could kill you.
Story Shorts
Two dead after multi-vehicle crash in Fleurieu Peninsula
‘A kangaroo smashed through my windscreen’
Road crash survivor on why he shows his scars
Good Samaritan yanks lifeless man from burning wreckage – While I Was Sleeping
‘Die trying’ to save crash victim – While I Was Sleeping trailer 2
While I Was Sleeping trailer – How Ben Hyde survived a catastrophic car crash
000 call: Witness’ call after car crashes into Ben Hyde
Second fatality for Eykelenburg family in horror highway crash
She lost her leg. He paid a small fine: ‘It’s a smack in the mouth’
Vivienne Duffett doesn’t recall the crash that cost her a limb, but she remembers her reaction to discovering the price the driver who caused it paid.
Woman allegedly killed Lyell Mac volunteer while driving on drugs
A young woman charged with fatally running down an elderly pedestrian on her 79th birthday had drugs in her system at the time, a court has heard.
Italian blogger learns fate over triple-fatal SA crash
Honeymooning international travel blogger Gabriele Cairo has been sentenced for killing three people in a horror car crash.
‘Genuine nice bloke’: Crash victim identified as community mourns
The man killed in a horror highway smash over which a truckie has been charged is being remembered as a treasured member of the Australian swap-meet and collectable community.
Parents choosing to chauffeur their Schoolies to keep them safe
Last year’s Schoolies tragedy has more parents choosing to chauffeur their children to and from the celebrations – as organisers confirm no extra buses to be added to the free service.
Elderly man arrested and charged after fatal collision near Kapunda
An elderly Nuriootpa man has been arrested and charged with causing the death of a 53-year-old man after his truck collided with a white Ford near Kapunda.
‘Fell into the trap’: A split-second error put Richard in a wheelchair
As a CFS volunteer, Richard Davis says he had been the one rushing to help people in serious trounle until a common mistake left him in mortal danger himself.
Tragic twist to cyclist killed in horrific highway collision
A cyclist struck and killed on the Dukes Highway in the state’s South-East was just three days from finishing a gruelling and incredible act.
Father, ‘big brother of the street’ killed in Paralowie crash
A man who died when his motorcycle hit a tree in Paralowie was a “loving” father of three – with help now sought for his grieving family.
‘I was nearly killed – twice’: SA’s Supercars champ
He has had a few brushes with death on the racetrack, but for this SA-born Red Bull Ampol driver, the only crash that still haunts him happened at age 13.
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