Kai Fursey charged with murder after Uber fatal hit-and-run in Wacol
Police allege a man charged with murder after he allegedly fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run involving an Uber has fronted court for the first time.
A man charged with murder after he allegedly slammed his ute into a rideshare, killing a passenger, and driving away was also accused of unlawfully using another person’s car the day of the crash.
Queensland Police will allege in court that Kai Fursey, 28, was behind the wheel of a Ford Mondeo when it collided with a Toyota Camry at an intersection at Wacol, in Brisbane’s southwest, shortly after 2am on May 28.
Ryan Grafton, 30, was travelling as a passenger in the Camry, which was an Uber car.
He died at the scene.
A 26-year-old woman, who was also travelling as a passenger in the Uber, and the Camry’s driver were rushed to hospital following the crash.
Mr Fursey allegedly fled the scene, causing police to issue a photo to the public of the Goodna man.
In a statement, police confirmed that Mr Fursey attended Acacia Ridge police station without incident on Monday.
He was later charged with murder and a string of other offences.
His matter was first mentioned in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
In court documents obtained by NewsWire, Mr Fursey had allegedly stolen registration plates in Eight Mile Plains and Redbank Plains between May 19 and May 29.
Police further allege Mr Fursey was unlawfully using a car that didn’t belong to him on May 28 – the day of the fatal crash – and had been driving while disqualified by the court.
Mr Fursey is alleged to have driven dangerously and caused grievous bodily harm to the passenger in the Uber by “excessively speeding” and that he “ought to reasonably have known the other person had been injured” but left the scene anyway.
During the brief mention, the court was told that police would need two weeks to complete the brief to provide it to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The matter was adjourned to Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 24.
Mr Fursey did not apply for bail.
In Queensland, a person charged with murder can only apply for bail in the Supreme Court.
Mr Fursey is also charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing grievous bodily harm, driving while disqualified, possessing property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and two counts each of possessing dangerous drugs, receiving tainted property and stealing.