An Adelaide man, 31, is facing two serious charges after his passenger, 34, dies in a crash in the Adelaide Hills.
abc.net.au/news/alleged-drink-driver-charged-over-fatal-crash-at-paracombe/101981408An Adelaide man has been charged with two serious offences after his 34-year-old passenger died in a crash in the Adelaide Hills yesterday.The driver of the car was charged with drink drivingThe crash happened at 6:30pm when their car hit a tree on Paracombe Road at Paracombe and the victim, from Athelstone, died at the scene.
After allegedly recording a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.145, the driver, 31, from Wynn Vale was arrested ."We had Major Crash investigators attend and they subsequently arrested and charged the driver," she said.He was bailed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court in April. So far this year, 20 people have died on South Australia's roads, compared to six at the same time last year.
Before yesterday's death, the most recent road fatality was on Monday, from a single-car crash at Ngapala, west of Robertstown, in which a 63-year-old man from Elizabeth North died.
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