Negligent driving charge after fatal crash killed 36-year-old father-of-three

A 37-year-old woman has been charged following a fatal crash which killed a 36-year-old father-of-three in Launceston late last year. The latest >>

Tasmania Police Inspector Craig Fox at the Launceston Police Station. Picture: Stephanie Dalton

A 37-year-old Launceston woman has been charged with several road safety offences, including death by negligent driving, in relation to a fatal crash at Ravenswood late last year.

Mowbray man Phillip James Standage, 36, a father-of-three, died when the vehicle in which he was travelling as a passenger struck a power pole on Faraday St, Ravenswood, at 3.23am on August 28, 2023.

Mowbray man Phillip James Standage, 36, who died when he was ejected from a vehicle driven by a 36-year-old Rocherlea woman that hit a power pole at Ravenswood on August 28, 2023. Picture: Facebook

Mr Standage, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.

The driver, a Waverley woman, was taken to the Launceston General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Mowbray man Phillip James Standage, 36, died when he was ejected from a vehicle that hit a power pole at Ravenswood on August 28, 2023. Picture: Facebook

Speaking in the wake of Mr Standage’s death, Tasmania Police Inspector Craig Fox said he believed the loss of life could have been “preventable”.

“Preliminary investigations into the cause of the accident are still ongoing, but speed seems to be a factor, as well as the non-wearing of a seat belt,” Inspector Fox claimed.

Fatal single-vehicle accident at Faraday St, Ravenswood, August 28, 2023. Picture: Alex Treacy

He said that the deceased and the woman appeared to have been in a relationship at some point, but he was unsure of its status at the time of the crash.

Ms Chilcott will appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court on Monday, August 26.