Lloyd Edward Bush from Bellingen in Coffs court after Bruce Jacups and passenger’s death
A Mid-North Coast butcher charged with negligent and dangerous driving, causing the death of a well known photographer and a passenger has fronted court with a request.
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A Mid-North Coast butcher charged with negligent and dangerous driving, causing the death of a well known photographer and another passenger has fronted court with a request.
Lloyd Edward Bush appeared in Coffs Harbour Local Court on Tuesday to have his bail conditions altered.
Bush who is a butcher in the small town of Bellingen near Coffs Harbour is charged with two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death and two counts of negligent driving occasioning death.
The charges were laid following the deaths of local photographer Bruce Jacups who was riding his motorbike along Waterfall Way on Anzac Day last year and that of another passenger.
Coffs-Clarence Police officers received reports of a crash involving a car and a motorbike on Waterfall Way, Dorrigo Mountain about 12.40pm.
Mr Jacups, who was 54 at the time, and his pillion passenger died at the scene.
In one of his last social media posts before his death, he shared a photo of himself on his motorbike doing what he loved.
The well known photographer had a broad range of subjects including sport, travel, festivals and news.
Bush, who was 34 at the time, was uninjured in the accident and following investigations from the Crash Investigation Unit the four charges were laid.
He spent a night remanded in custody and was granted bail the next day with his defence lawyer telling the court Bush denies driving in a negligent or dangerous manner and that it was a tragic accident.
At the time the police prosecutor told the court Bush was driving a defective car with a bald rear tyre and defective door.
Bush appeared before Magistrate Julia Virgo on Tuesday in an attempt to reduce his reporting from three times, to once a week, with the court hearing that poor phone service interfered with the necessary reporting calls.
Ms Virgo told the court that all conditions had been complied with since Bush was first given bail and that she would grant the request and reduce reporting.
The case was adjourned to March 11.
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Originally published as Lloyd Edward Bush from Bellingen in Coffs court after Bruce Jacups and passenger’s death
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