Police have laid additional charges against a 50-year-old man with after a crash, about 70km north of Canberra, led to the death of elderly driver in hospital.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
or signup to continue reading
After having been in critical condition since July 20, police said the 74-year-old man died on July 30.
Emergency services were called to the Hume Highway at Gunning about 4.30pm on July 19 following reports of a two-vehicle crash.
Officers from the Hume Police District found a semi-trailer and a car had crashed on scene.
The elderly driver of the car was taken to Canberra Hospital in a critical condition.
The driver of the semi-trailer was not injured and was taken into custody at Goulburn Police Station.
He was charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, and negligent driving. The man was granted strict conditional bail.
IN OTHER NEWS:
As a result of the 74-year-old's death, the driver faces two additional charges - dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving occasioning death.
He is due to appear before Goulburn Local Court on August 30.
Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can continue to access our trusted content:
- Bookmark canberratimes.com.au
- Download our app
- Make sure you are signed up for our breaking and regular headlines newsletters
- Follow us on Twitter
- Follow us on Instagram
