A South Australian teenager who went on trial over a triple-fatal car crash has been found not guilty of dangerous driving charges but guilty of lesser offences. 7NEWS
In a verdict handed down in the Youth Court on Friday, Judge Penny Eldridge found him not guilty of three counts of causing death and four counts of causing harm by dangerous driving.
“I am satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant momentarily lost concentration while driving and whilst ascending the crest in the hill the Toyota Landcruiser moved briefly to the incorrect side of the road,” the judge said. “Tragically, in an effort to avoid the Toyota Landcruiser, the driver of the Ford Territory had moved to the incorrect side of the road.”
During the trial, a prosecutor had argued that the collision was caused entirely by the presence of the defendant’s vehicle on the wrong side of the road before impact.The court was told the teen’s driving was a grave departure from the standard of care required and went beyond what could properly be described as driving without due care.
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