Disqualified driver Awac Awac admits to leaving friends in burning car after Blacktown crash

A disqualified learner driver who fled the scene of a fiery crash in Blacktown, leaving three passengers trapped inside, has told a court of his daily ‘nightmares’ since the crash.

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A disqualified learner driver has told a court of his daily nightmares following a fiery crash in Blacktown last year which left his four passengers seriously injured.

Awac Awac, 20, of St Clair, faced Parramatta District Court today, charged with a string of offences following the crash on Bungarribee Rd in the early hours of March 25, 2018.

He pleaded guilty to multiple offences, including two counts of driving in a dangerous manner occasioning grievous bodily harm and a further two counts of dangerous driving occasioning actual bodily harm.

The burnout remains of the Honda Civic Mr Awac was driving on Bungarribee Rd, Blacktown on March 25, 2018.

Mr Awac has also admitted to driving while disqualified, failing to stop and assist after causing grievous bodily harm in a crash and not giving particulars to police.

The court heard Mr Awac had been at a party with friends in the hours before the crash when he agreed to drive four people home, despite being a disqualified learner driver.

Police say he was driving a Honda Civic when it crossed over a median strip onto the wrong side of the road before crashing into a power pole and landing near a cement rise before bursting into flames.

Mr Awac admitted he had been speeding at the time of the crash at a speed of more than 100km/h in a 60km zone.

Mr Awac’s four passengers were injured in the crash, with three taken to hospital with serious injuries after being freed by bystanders.

One witness told police the car was seen flying through the air as it passed through the intersection of Bungarribee and Walters roads in the moments before the crash.

Taking to the witness stand, Mr Awac said he had no memory of the crash and regretted his actions that night.

“Every morning, I think about what happened,” he said.

“I have nightmares daily of the crash and see the flames in my eyes and them dying.

“When I get in the car now, I have flashbacks. I freak out when the car reaches a certain speed, even if it is below the speed limit.”

Emergency crews at the scene of the crash on Bungarribee Rd, Blacktown on March 25 2018.

Three passengers, aged 18, 19 and 21 at the time, suffered serious injuries in the crash and were pulled from the burning car by bystanders. All men survived.

Mr Awac fled the scene with a fourth passenger, who was also injured. Police arrested Mr Awac hours later at Mt Druitt Hospital.

The matter will return to court on December 16.