Victorian woman to front court, accused of causing death by ‘careless’ driving in Penola
A 54-year-old woman will face court after her car rolled in SA’s South-East, allegedly killing an 81-year-old passenger.
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A Victorian woman will face court accused of causing death by careless driving after her car rolled, killing a passenger in the South-East.
Police and emergency services were called to Casterton Rd, about 10km southeast of Penola, about 10.30am on Monday, after reports of a single-vehicle rollover.
The passenger of the Toyota HiLux in volved in the crash, an 81-year-old woman from Victoria, died at the scene.
Driving the Toyota was another Victorian woman, 54, who was seriously injured in the crash and taken to hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
On Tuesday, Major Crash officers reported the driver for causing death by careless use of a vehicle and issued an instant loss of licence.
The 54-year-old will appear in court at a later date.
The passenger who died in the crash was the 18th life lost on South Australian roads this year.
Just a day before the crash, South Australian police made an “urgent call” for safer road behaviours.
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