Guy Sean Leigh Gallagher charged with dangerous driving
A man charged over the Maryborough crash that claimed the life of 19-year-old Chelsea Maddox can now be named.
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A man has had his charges mentioned in court after a fatal crash that claimed the life of a teenage girl.
The crash happened on Albert St in Maryborough about 8.45am on February 19, 2023, when a white Ford Falcon hit a power pole.
Welcome Creek’s Chelsea Maddox, 19, was critically injured in the accident, and later died in hospital.
On Tuesday, Guy Sean Leigh Gallagher’s matters were briefly mentioned before Maryborough Magistrates Court.
The 27-year-old Burua man faces seven charges, including dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death and leaving the scene without obtaining help, driving an uninsured vehicle, not ensuring passengers wear seatbelts, not having L plates displayed, driving unsupervised as a Learner driver, using an unregistered vehicle with a cancelled number plate, and not wearing a seatbelt.
The court heard a brief of evidence had been ordered.
Mr Gallagher remains in custody and did not appear during the mention.
The case was adjourned until August 1, 2023.
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