Kelly Renee Liddicoat charged with dangerous driving causing death
The case against a woman charged over the death of two young Sunshine Coast bus mechanics in a horror roadside crash has hit a lengthy delay. Read why here.
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The case against a Sunshine Coast woman who allegedly killed two Sunshine Coast mechanics when she struck them with her car has been put on hold for seven weeks as her lawyer seeks to cross-examine police witnesses.
Kelly Renee Liddicoat, 43, is charged with dangerously operating a vehicle causing death while adversely affected by an intoxicating substance and driving under the influence.
Ms Liddicoat’s lawyer, Bradford Hill, told Maroochydore Magistrates Court on September 2, 2022, he would be making an application to the court to cross-examine some witnesses in the prosecution case against his client.
He did not disclose which witnesses he intended to cross-examine.
The court heard the police will review the application once it’s made.
Magistrate Matthew McLaughlin adjourned the matter to October 21, 2022.
“The matter has to proceed to hand up committal unless on that date defence has obtained consent to cross examine witnesses,” Mr McLaughlin said.
Mr Hill told the court he’d received the full brief of evidence.
Police allege Ms Liddicoat – who was excused from attending court on Friday – had been driving a white BMW at 3.30pm on April 21, 2022 when she struck Lleyton Bartlett, 22, of Baringa, and Aaron Pitt, 25, of Currimundi with her car.
The two young CDC South East Queensland bus mechanics were allegedly hit while fixing a bus on Nambour Connection Rd, Woombye.
The two men succumbed to their critical injuries at Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
Ms Liddicoat is yet to enter any formal pleas.
The fatal incident rocked the Sunshine Coast community, with an outpouring of love and tributes from close friends and family.
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