8 August 2023

Canberra woman charged over single-vehicle crash which killed passenger

| Claire Fenwicke
NSW Police highway patrol vehicle

The single-vehicle crash occurred on the Sturt Highway, south of the NSW town of Griffith. Photo: Claire Fenwicke.

A Canberra woman has been charged with negligent driving occasioning death over a fatal crash in western NSW last month.

Emergency services had been called to the Sturt Highway near Darlington Point, about 40 km south of Griffith, to reports of a single-vehicle crash at about 1:30 pm on Sunday (16 July).

When police officers arrived they found the passenger of the crashed Toyota Hilux – a 58-year-old man – had died at the scene.

A 54-year-old woman, who had been driving, was treated at the scene by paramedics and then was taken to Griffith Base Hospital with minor injuries.

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The woman, from the Canberra suburb of Aranda, has now been issued with a Future Court Attendance Notice for negligent driving occasioning death following extensive investigations.

She’s due to appear in Griffith Local Court on Wednesday, 20 September.

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