Ormeau man charged with drug driving after Tillyroen Rd crash

A ute driver has been charged by police after a horrific crash that injured a teenage girl on her way home from a formal. Full details.

A 33-year-old man is facing charges of drug driving and driving without due care and attention after his ute smashed into a small car carrying a woman and a teenage girl believed to be making her way home from a formal.

A Kia Picanto being driven by a 46-year-old woman was sent flying onto its roof after being hit by the man’s black Holden Colorado ute at the corner of Tillyroen Road and Upper Ormeau Road at Kingsholme at 10.20pm on Friday night.

A witness who was at the scene told the Bulletin it was believed the teenager in the Picanto, a 17-year-old girl, was on her way home from a school formal.

Ambulance crews treated the teenager and the 46-year-old driver of the Kia for non life threatening injuries. They were both taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

The two female occupants of the Kia and the male driver of the ute were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital. Picture: Patrick Hamilton / AFP.

The 33-year-old driver of the ute suffered neck pain and was also taken to Gold Coast University Hospital.

A Queensland Police Service spokesperson told the Bulletin the man had since been charged with two offences in relation to the crash.

“A 33-year-old Ormeau man has been issued with a notice to appear on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and driving without due care and attention,” the spokesperson said.

“He is expected to appear at Southport Magistrates Court on May 23.”

Ormeau Woods State High School held its formal at Movie World on Friday night.

Another witness to the accident said they had encountered the scene of the accident on their way back from the event.

“Saw this as we drove back from the formal,” they said. “Thank goodness the girl and mum ok.”

Scene of an accident at Lower Beechmont on the Gold Coast on March 22, 2024. Picture: Supplied.

The incident was one of three serious crashes on the Gold Coast on Friday night.

A 21-year-old male pedestrian was killed when he was hit by a car while walking across Smith St in Southport. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the cause of the accident.

And a teenager had a remarkable escape after smashing his car down an embankment and into a tree.

Little was left of then male teen’s vehicle after it slammed into the tree off Lower Beechmont Rd near Elimbah Court about 11.46pm last night.

However he was able to climb out of the vehicle before emergency services arrived and was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital with only a shoulder injury.

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