Court releases footage of crash showing Natasha Vaye colliding with a truck in Davoren Park

Footage shows a woman passing two stop signs before colliding with a truck, causing serious injuries to a driver’s mother and small child. WARNING: Graphic

The District Court has released footage of a crash at a Northern Suburbs intersection which left several people, including a young child, injured.

Natasha Vaye, 38, was driving on Stebonheath Rd, Davoren Park with her mother – then 55 – and young son in the car at 10.40am on August 8, 2017.

Vaye passed two signs warning of an upcoming intersection and then drove through a stop sign, crossing into the intersection and colliding with a truck driving on Womma Rd.

Her mother suffered serious injuries which will require life long treatment and left her needing constant care.

Vaye’s son was also injured.

Natasha Vaye with her lawyer Scott Roche (left) outside the District Court following sentencing submissions on charges of causing harm and serious harm by dangerous driving. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Michael Marschall

The truck driver was the first person to respond to the toddler, describing in a victim impact statement read to the court last month his trauma at finding the child unconscious.

“The greatest stress has been the toddler I found upside down and unconscious in his baby capsule behind the driver’s seat,” the driver said in his statement.

“The toddler was the same age as my little boy and I thought this child was dead.

“I unclipped him from his capsule and he ragdolled like a deadweight into my arms.

“It wasn’t until I was crossing the intersection seeking assistance that he came to. The thought of this day causes me great stress.”

Screen shot from footage of crash involving Natasha Vaye in Davoren Park in August, 2017.

Vaye initially pleaded not guilty to several counts of causing serious harm and harm by dangerous driving over the incident.

But shortly before going to trial she changed her pleas.

Scott Roche, for Vaye, told Judge Ian Press that his client had made a “grave error” which had left a profound impact.

The court heard Vaye had been shunned by members of her community for the crash.

She will be sentenced later this month.