Overview
- Police allege a white BMW driven by a 19-year-old rear-ended a Kia that had slowed to let pedestrians cross, pushing it into a 33-year-old at a Hornsby car park entrance about 8pm Friday.
- The teenager is charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, negligent driving occasioning death, and causing the loss of a foetus under laws reported as Zoe’s Law.
- Prosecutors told the court he proceeded through an orange light at excessive speed, while the magistrate noted there was no direct evidence of speeding but refused bail due to the seriousness of the case.
- Defense counsel said there was no alcohol, drugs, street racing or police pursuit and argued the crash was a tragic sequence of events rather than an intentional act.
- NSW Police’s Crash Investigation Unit continues to seek witnesses and dashcam footage, with the next court appearance set for November 18 and a brief of evidence due by January 18.