Rafferty Rolfe, accused of killing three in fatal Bruce Hwy crash, gets October court date

A man accused of killing three people as he allegedly rammed a vehicle his ex-partner was fleeing in will head to court later this year.

Three people died in the crash on the Bruce Higway at Federal in 2023. Picture: 9News

A man accused of killing three people as he allegedly rammed a vehicle his ex-partner was fleeing in will head to court later this year.

Rafferty Raymond Rolfe was indicted on three counts of murder – domestic violence stemming from the 2023 incident.

Police claim that during the ordeal young mum Gypsy Satterley flagged down a passing car driven by Terry Bishop on the Bruce Highway at Federal, south of Gympie, while allegedly fleeing Rolfe.

Rafferty Rolfe. . Source: Facebook.

Police accuse Rolfe of trying to ram Mr Bishop’s Nissan Navara that pushed it into the path of an oncoming ute driven by alpaca farmer Jessica Townley.

The collision killed Mr Bishop, 65, Ms Townley, 38, and Ms Satterley, 25.

At the time Rolfe was driving a Isuzu MU-X he’d allegedly stolen in a carjacking the day before.

Gypsy Satterley was killed on the Bruce Highway along with two others. Picture Instagram

He is also charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and unlawful entry of a vehicle for committing indictable offence while armed.

His case was mentioned in Brisbane Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Justice Michael Copley set the matter down for a pre-trial hearing on October 27.

Rolfe remains in custody.

Originally published as Rafferty Rolfe, accused of killing three in fatal Bruce Hwy crash, gets October court date