Teen pleads guilty over Maryborough that crash killed three women
A 13-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to causing an horrific crash that killed three women in Maryborough while driving a stolen car.
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A 13-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to causing a crash that killed three women in Maryborough earlier this year while he was behind the wheel of a stolen car.
The crash on Saltwater Creek Rd on April 30 claimed the lives of Kelsie Davies, 17, Michale Chandler, 29, and Sheree Robertson, 52.
It also left Kaylah Behrens fighting for life in hospital.
Ms Davies, Mrs Chandler and Ms Behrens, all members of Reach Church, were coming home from seeing a movie.
Ms Robertson, a nurse, was driving home to Hervey Bay after working a shift at the Maryborough Hospital.
The teenager sustained minor injuries to his foot.
He was taken to hospital and, once released shortly after, was taken to the Maryborough watch house where he was charged with three counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He has pleaded guilty to all four charges.
When Court proceedings started the 13-year-old boy’s parents were heckled and abused as they left the Maryborough courthouse at his first appearance on May 1, 2023.
Multiple media organisations made applications to sit in the Maryborough Magistrates Court as the matter was mentioned but they were refused.
In the wake of the crash a makeshift memorial for the three women has become a permanent fixture near the Maryborough welcome sign.
More than $113,000 was raised for the women’s families as funerals were held farewelling Ms Chandler, Ms Davies and Ms Robertson.
The teenager is set to be sentenced over the matter in the new year.
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