A 22-year-old man was killed in a “brutal” crash on Thomas Rd in Oakford early on Saturday morning.
Jady Turner was travelling west on Thomas Rd at around 6.40am in his prized orange Holden Commodore ute.
Both he and two mates in a red Ford Falcon were reported to be travelling at high speed, and Jady struggled to manoeuvre around a Heavy Vehicle Oversize convoy as it travelled towards them.
“The other two cars were travelling far too fast and didn’t have the opportunity to stop because of the speed they were travelling,” WA Police Commander Mike Bell said.
“I’ve actually seen the footage of the impact, which we won’t be releasing because it’s just too brutal and it is just … it is just shattering to watch that.”
Jady’s Commodore struck the rear of the oversized truck load, causing him to lose control of his vehicle and collide with the rear pilot vehicle escorting the oversized truck.
Local resident Brad Richardson heard the bang and raced over, pulling Jady from the car and administering CPR until emergency services arrived on the scene.
Jady was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital where he later died from his injuries.
The driver of the pilot vehicle, a 75-year-old man, sustained serious injuries and was also taken to hospital.
But the two men in the Ford Falcon, the 20-year-old driver and his 25-year-old passenger, were not injured.
Later that day, police charged the driver with Dangerous Driving Causing Grievous Bodily Harm – in Circumstances of Aggravation, and Dangerous Driving Causing Death in Circumstances of Aggravation.
He was released on bail and will appear before the Armadale Magistrates Court on 6 December.
This tragedy brings WA’s road toll to 157 deaths this year.
“So here we are another Sunday morning and I’m standing before you because another young man has died,” Commander Bell said.
“It’s tragic. They’re not bulletproof, and they will be going in a body bag if they drive this dangerously.”
There’s been an outpouring of grief since Saturday’s senseless tragedy, especially from Jady’s family who are still coming to terms with another tragedy.
Only two years ago, the family lost another son, 12-year-old Joshua Field, who suffered catastrophic injuries when he fell from an unfinished unit at a construction site on Gosnells Rd West in Maddington.
But the lesson over the dire consequences of dangerous driving appears to have been ignored by some of his mates, who paid tribute to Jady by doing an ‘extensive’ burnout at the crash site on Sunday, after laying a wreath.
According to witnesses, the plume of smoke caused other motorists to stop their vehicles in the middle of the road, and there were many bystanders close by.
Road Policing Command have charged a 22-year-old Shoalwater man in relation to the reckless hooning incident
An eleven-month-old child, a teenager, and a woman – aged in her 20s – were inside the vehicle at the time. No one was injured.
He was charged with reckless driving and never holding a driver’s licence.
He is due to appear before the Rockingham Magistrates Court on Friday, 22 November.
“People recklessly endangering the lives of innocent road users, while also putting their own life at risk is something we just won’t tolerate,” Commander Bell said.
“This man allegedly committed an act of reckless driving a day after a fatal crash at that location involving his friend, and at a time when he had passengers, including an 11-month-old child in the car. This is beyond disappointing; this is completely idiotic.”
