Rocco Napoli pleads not guilty to negligent driving after crash on Remembrance Drive, Razorback

An elderly man had to be airlifted following a serious crash on an infamous road in Macarthur, and the 21-year-old man charged over the incident has denied any wrongdoing.

An image of the aftermath of a crash on Remembrance Drive in Razorback in February 2022. Picture: FRNSW

A young man will fight the allegation he negligently drove and caused a crash that left an elderly man with severe injuries.

Rocco Napoli, 21, fronted Picton Local Court on Wednesday where his lawyer confirmed his plea of not guilty to negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.

Police allege the incident occurred about 6.30am on February 23, 2022 on Remembrance Drive, Razorback.

In court, the lawyer indicated the entire charge was in dispute and would be argued at a hearing, but they were still waiting for the full brief of evidence.

The matter returns to court later in the year.

Picton Courthouse. Picture: Adelaide Lang

According to a Fire and Rescue NSW statement, the second driver, a man in his seventies, was rescued from the crash after a multi-agency operation.

“Firefighters immediately provided emergency medical care on the critically injured driver when crews arrived first on the scene just after 7am,” a statement issued at the time said.

“Due to the severe impact and the injuries sustained by the driver, Picton Fire and Rescue crews worked for an hour to remove the car door to carefully extricate the male patient.

“A doctor flown in by NSW Ambulance helicopter assessed and treated the patient before he was airlifted to the hospital.”

Both lanes of Remembrance Drive were closed to traffic during the operation.