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Warrant issued for truck driver Christian Leslie Murray after crash that killed Tracey and Corey Craig

A truck driver charged over the Bruce Highway crash that killed mother and son Tracey and Corey Craig in Central Queensland has failed to appear in court - here’s what happens next.

Tracey Craig and her son Corey were killed in a crash involving a truck, at Raglan, on the Bruce Hwy between Gladstone and Rockhampton.
Tracey Craig and her son Corey were killed in a crash involving a truck, at Raglan, on the Bruce Hwy between Gladstone and Rockhampton.

A warrant has been issued for a truck driver charged over the Bruce Highway crash that killed mother and son Tracey and Corey Craig in Central Queensland.

Christian Leslie Murray, 30, failed to appear in Gladstone Magistrates Court on Monday.

He is charged with one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death or grievous bodily harm.

Tracey and her son Corey were both killed in the crash.
Tracey and her son Corey were both killed in the crash.

Tracey, 40, and Corey, 13, were killed when their Nissan Navara was destroyed in a crash involving a truck at Raglan, between Gladstone and Rockhampton on November 12.

At court on Monday, Mr Murray’s name was called three times but he did not appear.

Police prosecutor Senior Constable Jessica McLaren subsequently sought a warrant.

Magistrate Mary Buchanan noted that Mr Murray had signed a bail undertaking on November 13 to appear in court on December 9.

Ms Buchanan declared his bail undertaking forfeited and ordered a bail act warrant issue to apprehend Mr Murray and bring him before the court.

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