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Cop calls on EVERY Aussie to have ‘confrontational conversation’ with family about safe road driving after ‘horrific and harrowing’ death of teenage girls, 14 and 15 – as lovers leave Ferrero Rochers for the dead
- Teen suspected of being behind the wheel will remain behind bars
- He didn’t ask for bail and the police would have been against it if he had
- One of the touching details at the accident scene was a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates
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A senior police officer said Australians should have a ‘confrontational conversation’ about driving safety following the ‘horrific and graphic’ deaths of teenage girls aged 14 and 15.
The two girls died after the vehicle in which they “joyrided” went off the road Saturday night, slammed into a row of fences and hit a tree on Monaro Highway, in the ACT.
The 16-year-old boy, who is suspected of having been behind the wheel, was taken into police custody on Monday morning.
Among the touching details at the accident scene were flowers and a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates, left behind to commemorate the girls who died.
Detective Acting Inspector Travis Mills, an officer in charge of the highway patrol, said the 16-year-old had not applied for bail when he appeared before the ACT Children’s Court on Monday, where he was taken into custody.
Among the touching details at the accident scene were flowers and a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates (pictured) left to commemorate the girls who died
The boy is charged with a range of felonies, including two counts of guilty driving resulting in death.
He will face court later this month.
Police would oppose bail if the boy asked for it.
The teen is said to have been driving a Toyota sedan when it crashed into a tree on Monaro Highway near Hume this Sunday morning.
The two teenage girls were found dead at the scene.
Acting Insp Mills described the crime scene as “horrific and graphic.”
“Please talk to your families about what is expected of you as a road user on our roads,” he said.
“It may be a confrontational conversation… but you may actually be going home.
Two teenage girls have been killed in a horrific car accident in torrential rain after the vehicle they were driving (pictured) went off the road, slammed into a row of fences and crashed into a tree
“This was a tragic loss of life that should not have happened.”
It is alleged that the driver and another passenger known to the girls fled the accident, leaving the dead passengers behind.
Police later found the two teenagers who allegedly ran away.
Two teenage boys who allegedly fled were later tracked down by police officers
A police spokesman said they had received medical attention and were assisting major collision investigators with their investigation.
The dead bring the ACT road toll to 14 this year.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has dashcam footage is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.