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Boy charged over driver’s death in Burwood arrested after allegedly breaching bail
On Tuesday night, Victoria Police said they were searching for a 17-year-old boy involved in the fatal crash in Burwood on July 2.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Erin Pearson
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The Sydney suburbs where drivers will need to slow down
Lower speed limits are coming as the City of Sydney bids to improve safety for pedestrians and motorists.
- by Megan Gorrey
Motorcyclist hospitalised after Redcliffe crash
A 29-year-old male motorcycle rider received serious injuries and was taken to Royal Perth Hospital.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Opinion
Opinion
Tailgaters are dangerous bullies but the legal onus is on safe drivers
Tailgaters are cowards and idiots, but the bases are loaded in their favour.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Opinion
I thought I was a safe driver. Then … thud!
A routine car trip turned into a near tragedy. I still don’t know how it happened.
- by Kerri Sackville
Spinning out, a mere arm’s length from a terrible fate
A relentless stream of fatal car crashes spurs Warwick McFadyen to cast his mind back to 1977, when he and his mates almost became statistics.
- by Warwick McFadyen
Driver charged after landscaper killed in alleged road rage incident
Rhyce Harding was on his way to work when police believe he was involved in an argument before his death. The other driver has now been charged with manslaughter.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Clare Sibthorpe
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Crime
Victim of alleged road rage dragged 100 metres down Sydney road
CCTV shows the victim of the alleged road rage incident being dragged down the road. Police are appealing for the driver of a white ute to hand himself in.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Catherine Naylor
Three-month-old baby dies days after mother was killed in crash
The baby boy was thrown from his car seat due to the impact of the crash. Vision showed the white SUV wrecked, and on its side against a tree.
- by Cloe Read
WA mother charged over crash that killed twin daughters
A Halls Head mother has been charged over the Wheatbelt car crash that killed her twin seven-year-old daughters in February.
‘Truckification’ of family car creates culture of menacing driving, motorists say
A majority of Sydney motorists believe the drivers of large utes and SUVs have bad and dangerous attitudes towards driving.
- by Andrew Taylor