Miles Man charged after two people killed in Warrego Highway crash, Drillham

A Darling Downs man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death while intoxicated following a tragic Warrego Highway crash which killed two people and left a devastated community in mourning earlier this year. Details here.

Kellie Holland, 41, of Miles, and 25-year-old Chinchilla business owner Jack Holt, were killed in a horror crash on the Warrego Highway at Drillham on April 18, 2024.

A Darling Downs man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death while intoxicated following a tragic Warrego Highway crash which killed two people and left a devastated community in mourning earlier this year.

The Forensic Crash Unit have charged a 49-year-old Miles man with multiple offences following an investigation into the tragic crash near Drillham.

Police responded to reports of a traffic crash on Warrego Highway, around 6.20am on Thursday, April 18.

Police will allege a black 2010 Holden Colorado was travelling along the highway when it veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided with a white 2013 Holden Colorado.

Two LifeFlight rescue helicopters were tasked to a multi-vehicle fatal incident on a stretch of highway in the Western Downs region on April 18, 2024.

A passenger of the white Holden Colorado, a 25-year-old Chinchilla man Jack Holt, died at the scene.

Mr Holt has been remembered as a fun-loving larrikin who had a nickname for everyone and brought a smile to the faces of his close mates whenever they met.

These sentiments were shared by his mates in a loving tribute after the 25-year-old tragically lost his life.

The driver of the white Holden Colorado, a 23-year-old Chinchilla man, suffered serious injuries.

Chinchilla business owner Jack Holt, 25, died from critical injuries suffered in multi-vehicle crash on the Warrego Highway at Drillham on April 18, 2024.

A passenger in the black Holden Colorado, a 41-year-old Miles woman Kellie Holland, also died at the scene.

Ms Holland’s friends and family were left heartbroken after the crash and a GoFundMe campaign was launched to help her parents bring their daughter’s body back to Miles for a funeral.

The driver of the black Holden Colorado, a 49-year-old Miles man and his passenger, a 33-year-old Chinchilla man, both suffered serious injuries.

Kellie Holland, 41, of Miles, died when the black 2010 Holden Colorado she was a passenger in collided with a white 2013 Holden Colorado on the Warrego Highway at Drillham on April 18, 2024.

On Friday, July 19, the alleged driver of the black Colorado, the 49-year-old Miles man, was charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death while adversely affected by an intoxicating substance, driving under the influence, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving an uninsured vehicle, driving without a driver’s licence (suspended) and driving a defective vehicle.

He is scheduled to appear in the Chinchilla Magistrates Court on Thursday, August 22.

Originally published as Miles Man charged after two people killed in Warrego Highway crash, Drillham