Overview
- Nineteen-year-old Aaron Papazoglu faced Parramatta Local Court and was refused bail on charges including dangerous driving occasioning death and causing the loss of a foetus.
- The court heard police allege he was speeding, while prosecutors said the basis for that allegation was not yet clear and his lawyer said there were no drugs, alcohol or red-light offences.
- Investigators say a white BMW struck a silver Kia that had stopped to let pedestrians cross, pushing it into the woman, who later died at Westmead Hospital along with her unborn baby.
- The P-plate driver was arrested in Wahroonga after police reviewed dashcam footage; both drivers were uninjured and underwent mandatory testing at Hornsby Hospital.
- Papazoglu’s matter returns to court on Tuesday, with a brief of evidence due by January 18, as the Crash Investigation Unit continues inquiries and appeals for witnesses.