A teenage boy has been charged following a fatal crash in the Hunter Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About 10.45pm on Friday 6 July 2024, emergency services were called to Lemon Tree Passage Road, Salt Ash, following reports of a single-vehicle crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District arrived to find a white Ford Falcon sedan containing five young persons, aged 14-17, had left the roadway and impacted with a tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the efforts of NSW Ambulance Paramedics and first responders, a teenage boy, aged 16, died on the way to hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three other teenage passengers, aged 14 and two 17-year-olds, were taken to John Hunter Hospital for various non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The driver of the vehicle \u2013 a 17-year-old boy \u2013 was subjected to a roadside breath test which allegedly returned a positive result, before he was taken to hospital for mandatory testing and further assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon his release from John Hunter Hospital yesterday (Sunday July 7 2024), he was taken to Newcastle Police Station and charged with learner not accompanied by driver, negligent driving (occasioning death) and special category driver drive with special range PCA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was granted conditional bail to appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court on Monday 19 August 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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