Doonside fatality: Driver doing ‘double the speed limit’ say police
Police say an Indian national was driving at almost double the speed limit when he killed an elderly couple at a notorious black spot in Sydney’s west last year.
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Police say an Indian national was driving at almost double the speed limit when he killed an elderly couple in a crash in Doonside last year.
Harjinder Singh, 22, of Blacktown, is accused of speeding through a give way sign at the notorious intersection at Crawford Rd and Coveny St, killing Frank and Carmen Sant.
Mr Singh faced Penrith Local Court today on a new charge of aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death (speeding).
Police allege Mr Singh was driving at more than 45km/h over the speed limit in the 50km/h street when his Nissan Pulsar crashed into a Toyota Hilux and killed local woman Mrs Sant, 81.
Her husband, Frank, 83, was critically injured and died at Westmead Hospital the following day.
At a previous court appearance, the police prosecutor said it was likely a speeding-related charge would be laid as a result of further investigations from the crash unit.
At a bail hearing last August, the prosecution alleged Mr Singh had been “untruthful” to police in an interview where he claimed he was driving at only 40 to 50 km/h at the time of the crash.
Mr Singh had been studying a Masters in accounting and was working as a cleaner and trolleyman at Coles in Castle Hill prior to the crash.
The Doonside intersection, which residents claim is a known black spot, was approved for a roundabout just three days before the tragic crash. The site has been at the centre of a community campaign for improvements for several years.
Blacktown Council replaced give way signs with stop signs at the intersection in September.
The matter will return to Penrith Local Court on April 17.