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Police investigation of fatal crash inadequate

28 September 2023

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that, while Police’s decision to charge a man for causing a crash that killed two people was justified, their subsequent decision to escalate the charges from ‘careless’ to ‘aggravated’ was not. There were also serious deficiencies in the crash investigation.

Final Report (PDF 615 KB) Media Statement 

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