Teenager set to plead over alleged involvement in fatal crash on Tiger Brennan Drive

A TEENAGE girl charged over a horrific four-car pile up on Tiger Brennan Drive which resulted in the death of a 57-year-old woman is set to plead next month

The crash on Tiger Brennan Dr near Berrimah road killed a 57-year-old woman

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A TEENAGE girl charged over a horrific four-car pile up which resulted in the death of a 57-year-old woman is set to plead next month.

The now 18-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged in August with drive motor vehicle cause death, drive without due care, drive with prohibited drug in body and drive under the influence of drugs.

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Her lawyer, Shane McMaster, appeared in court on her behalf on Friday and told the court the matter is set to resolve by way of a plea next month.

The crash on Tiger Brennan Drive on the morning of February 13 this year killed the victim as she was on her way to work in Darwin.

St John Ambulance crews attended, but the 57-year-old died at the scene.

Detective Senior Sergeant Brendan Lindner said on the day it appeared a ute had rear-ended a car, which caused a four-car crash about 15km east of the Darwin CBD.

“Circumstances appear to be that a vehicle has rear-ended another and a concertina affect has occurred, three vehicles have been rear-ended by a utility, tragically a person has died at the scene,” he said.

The four cars were left across the four lanes of Tiger Brennan Dr – two inbound and two outbound – with police unsure exactly how they had come to their resting places.

A ute on the opposite verge with damage to the front, a black Nissan Dualis on the median strip with the boot smashed in and two smaller vehicles, a green Hyundai i20 with minor damage to the back left wheel and the almost unrecognisable remains of a blue Mazda 2 left on the inbound lane where the crash occurred.

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“My understanding is the crash occurred wholly within the inbound lanes of Tiger Brennan, just after Tivendale Rd and just before Berrimah Rd at 8am or just before which is usually heavily congested with people travelling into work,” Sen-Sgt Lindner said.

The matter will return to court on November 16.

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