Miles Man charged after two people killed in Warrego Highway crash, Drillham

A Darling Downs man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death while intoxicated following a tragic Warrego Highway crash which killed two people and left a devastated community in mourning earlier this year. Details here.

Kellie Holland, 41, of Miles, and 25-year-old Chinchilla business owner Jack Holt, were killed in a horror crash on the Warrego Highway at Drillham on April 18, 2024.

A Darling Downs man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death while intoxicated following a tragic Warrego Highway crash which killed two people and left a devastated community in mourning earlier this year.

The Forensic Crash Unit have charged a 49-year-old Miles man with multiple offences following an investigation into the tragic crash near Drillham.

Police responded to reports of a traffic crash on Warrego Highway, around 6.20am on Thursday, April 18.

Police will allege a black 2010 Holden Colorado was travelling along the highway when it veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided with a white 2013 Holden Colorado.

Two LifeFlight rescue helicopters were tasked to a multi-vehicle fatal incident on a stretch of highway in the Western Downs region on April 18, 2024.

A passenger of the white Holden Colorado, a 25-year-old Chinchilla man Jack Holt, died at the scene.

Mr Holt has been remembered as a fun-loving larrikin who had a nickname for everyone and brought a smile to the faces of his close mates whenever they met.

These sentiments were shared by his mates in a loving tribute after the 25-year-old tragically lost his life.

The driver of the white Holden Colorado, a 23-year-old Chinchilla man, suffered serious injuries.

Chinchilla business owner Jack Holt, 25, died from critical injuries suffered in multi-vehicle crash on the Warrego Highway at Drillham on April 18, 2024.

A passenger in the black Holden Colorado, a 41-year-old Miles woman Kellie Holland, also died at the scene.

Ms Holland’s friends and family were left heartbroken after the crash and a GoFundMe campaign was launched to help her parents bring their daughter’s body back to Miles for a funeral.

The driver of the black Holden Colorado, a 49-year-old Miles man and his passenger, a 33-year-old Chinchilla man, both suffered serious injuries.

Kellie Holland, 41, of Miles, died when the black 2010 Holden Colorado she was a passenger in collided with a white 2013 Holden Colorado on the Warrego Highway at Drillham on April 18, 2024.

On Friday, July 19, the alleged driver of the black Colorado, the 49-year-old Miles man, was charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death while adversely affected by an intoxicating substance, driving under the influence, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving an uninsured vehicle, driving without a driver’s licence (suspended) and driving a defective vehicle.

He is scheduled to appear in the Chinchilla Magistrates Court on Thursday, August 22.