Road Toll
Truck driver involved in crash that killed AFL reporter fighting licence ban
James Latchford, 45, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for the first time since journalist Sam Landsberger was killed crossing a road in Richmond.
- by Erin Pearson
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‘Protect the unprotected’: Motorcyclist’s death prompts friend’s call for youth crime reform
Davide Pollina, 19, was killed at the weekend when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car allegedly driven by a teenager. Police say the car was reported stolen an hour earlier.
- by Melissa Cunningham
After hitting her car, Brenton Brown left Carol-Anne for dead – twice
Carol-Anne Jones’ death, and the callousness of Brenton Brown’s act on a Victorian road, still haunt her family and friends.
- by David Estcourt
Two 20-year-olds dead after car crashes into tree in Toorak
Victoria Police said the crash happened on Clendon Road, near the corner of Toorak and Orrong Road, about 8pm on Thursday.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Police investigate hit-and-run death in Melbourne’s west after car dumped
A man was found dead in the middle of a road in Melbourne’s west in a suspected hit-and-run early Sunday.
Boy, 11, and woman, 26, die after car hits tree and bursts into flames
The pair were travelling with a 23-year-old man when the car they were in left the road in Echuca.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Driver under police guard after girl killed in head-on crash
A 12-year-old girl is dead and her sister is fighting for her life after their family car and a sedan police say was being driven erratically by a disqualified driver collided near Geelong.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Alex Crowe
Worst year for road deaths since 2008 as COVID habits wreak havoc
The greatest loss of life on Victoria’s roads in 15 years has prompted a government commitment to review speed limits on country roads, and calls for stronger police enforcement to correct dangerous driving habits.
- by Patrick Hatch
Sister of alleged killer driver backs calls to close unborn baby loophole
Bryana Kemp’s daughter Savannah died in the same crash that killed an unborn baby. She says it’s appalling his family will miss the chance at justice.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Driver killed after V/Line train collides with truck at Geelong
Police say the truck became stuck on the level crossing at North Shore.
- by Rachael Ward
Remi had loving parents and a birth certificate. But he was not considered a person
Remi Matthew Aldridge died in a car crash that catastrophically injured his mother and killed a little girl – but under Victorian law, he was not considered a human being.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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