Overview
- Police allege a BMW driven by 19-year-old Aaron Papazoglu rear-ended a Kia near Hornsby train station, pushing it into 33-year-old Samanvitha Dhareshwar, who died along with her unborn child.
- Papazoglu is charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, negligent driving occasioning death, causing the loss of a fetus through the death of a pregnant woman, and failing to stop at a red light.
- Bail conditions include weekly reporting, residing in Wahroonga, no contact with Crown witnesses, a suspended licence with a ban on driving, and a $50,000 surety offered by his mother.
- Prosecutors described a reasonably strong case and alleged the P-plater was speeding and drove through yellow and red lights, with the court noting a possible prison term is on the cards though not certain.
- The defence cited his lack of prior offences, childcare employment and upcoming university exams, no pleas have been entered, and the matter is listed for January 13 with his attendance not required.