Overview
- The Toyota LandCruiser, driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old, left Scarp Road near Hoffman at about 8 pm on June 7, rolled multiple times and killed 15-year-old passenger Caitlyn Bragger.
- WA Police have opened a major crash investigation and are urging motorists with dash-cam footage to come forward to help reconstruct the sequence of events.
- Of the five other teens in the overloaded 4WD, the driver and a 17-year-old boy were seriously injured and taken to Bunbury Regional Hospital, while three sustained minor injuries.
- Premier Roger Cook warned drivers to acknowledge the inherent dangers of driving as Western Australia’s road toll reaches 87 fatalities, the highest in over a decade.
- Shire of Harvey President Michelle Campbell said officials will convene a multi-agency discussion on strengthening safety measures around the Logue Brook Dam camping and travel routes.