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Groom’s Family Defends Driver as Hunter Valley Crash Investigation Continues

The groom’s family appealed for empathy toward the driver after he underwent mandatory blood and alcohol testing

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Overview

  • Three of the six wedding guests injured when the minibus rolled down a Mount View Road embankment have been discharged and three remain hospitalized in a general ward
  • Relatives of 57-year-old driver urged the public to stop negative comments and noted he has cooperated fully with testing
  • New South Wales Police have maintained a crime scene at the site and are awaiting test results while examining potential weather and unsealed road factors
  • John Barrett, 56, a father of four recently diagnosed with motor neurone disease, was freed after a 45-minute rescue and remains in serious but stable condition
  • Mount View Road remains closed as authorities review rural transport safety following this region’s second major wedding-party crash since 2023