Police allege six offences after high-profile accident and fire involving Cootes truck, as another driver faces court on separate matters.
New South Wales Police has laid a series of charges on the driver of the Cootes Transport truck involved in last year’s fiery Mona Vale tanker tragedy.
The fuel tanker lost control last October, hit a power pole and four oncoming vehicles, killing two people and injuring five others including the truck driver.
Police charged the 47-year-old man with six offences including: two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death and one each of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning death, disobeying trucks and buses low gear sign, and not giving particulars to police.
Meanwhile, also in Sydney, a 66-year-old male driver faces a series of charges relating to insecure load and defects allegedly discovered during a vehicle stop in Eastern Creek.
“The driver’s work diary was later seized for extensive examination,” police say.
“Upon further analysis, police will allege the Cowra driver had failed to keep proper records on a number of occasions regarding work and appropriate rest details.”
NSW Police alleges the vehicle’s odometer is defective and has not been operational for a number of months.
“Similar defects were also allegedly found on a second heavy vehicle he also regularly operates,” NSW Police says.