Pacific Highway crash at Charmhaven: New details emerge after teen boy dies
A teenage girl is being held by police after she allegedly fled a car crash that killed her younger brother. Witnesses describe her harrowing cries for help in the immediate aftermath of the crash.
According to police, the pair were driving on the Pacific Highway in Charmhaven when the car left the road and crashed into a tree around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
They said the 19-year-old woman was behind the wheel and fled the scene of the crash on foot before being found and taken to Gosford Hospital under police guard.
Her 17-year-old brother, who was in the passenger seat, died at the scene.
“Speed appears to have been a factor in the accident,” New South Wales police Inspector David Piddington said.
‘The road is there to be driven, you have to adapt to the conditions and if you kept to the speed limits, we would not have had this accident today.’
A witness said he heard the woman screaming for help shortly after the crash.
The 19-year-old female driver fled the scene of the crash but was found a short time later and taken to Gosford Hospital
The Pacific Highway was closed in both directions near Charmhaven while police investigated the scene
“I heard this last night, the girls’ cries for help will break my heart forever,” they said.
Another claimed they saw the teen driving “erratically” before the crash.
The Pacific Highway was closed in both directions between Moala Parade and Jetty Avenue following the crash
The crash came just one day after the victims of another horrific crash in the state’s Southern Highlands were identified as friends.
Brooke Sorlie, 21, and Charlie Quinn, 18, were travelling in a car with two men aged 21 and 20 through Tarago, about 40km south of Goulburn, when the vehicle left the road and overturned about 1.10pm on Sunday.
Ms Sorlie, Ms Quinn and the 20-year-old man died at the scene, while the 21-year-old driver escaped with minor injuries.
He was able to climb out of the vehicle unaided and was taken to hospital in Canberra for treatment and mandatory blood tests.
A woman who was among the first on the scene said she and other bystanders desperately tried to save the lives of the other man and woman as they waited for emergency services to arrive.
The station wagon was traveling on the Pacific Highway in Charmhaven when it left the road and struck a tree around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday
The crash at Charmhaven (highlighted above) is under investigation by police, with officers monitoring the driver in hospital
‘Light vehicles will be diverted via Moala Pde, Panorama Ave and Jetty Ave. Heavy vehicles should use the M1. Please allow extra time.’
The family has been notified and a report is being prepared for the coroner.
The crash came just one day after the victims of another horrific crash in the state’s Southern Highlands were identified as friends.
Brooke Sorlie, 21, and Charlie Quinn, 18, were travelling in a car with two men aged 21 and 20 through Tarago, about 40km south of Goulburn, when the vehicle left the road and overturned about 1.10pm on Sunday.
Ms Sorlie, Ms Quinn and the 20-year-old man died at the scene, while the 21-year-old driver escaped with minor injuries.
He was able to climb out of the vehicle unaided and was taken to hospital in Canberra for treatment and mandatory blood tests.
A woman who was among the first on the scene said she and other bystanders desperately tried to save the lives of the other man and woman as they waited for emergency services to arrive.
The crash in Charmhaven came after Charlie Quinn (pictured) died after a vehicle carrying her, her friend Brooke Sorlie and two men left the road 40km south of Goulburn on Sunday.
Brooke Sorlie (pictured), Ms Quinn and a 20-year-old man died at the scene, while the 21-year-old male driver escaped with minor injuries.
“They were unconscious. We were giving them CPR but it just wasn’t working. It was horrible,” she told Daily Mail Australia.
‘One girl was still stuck in the car – the driver’s girlfriend. I can still hear his screams.
“He was screaming as he tried to get into the car and get his girlfriend out.”
Special accident investigators are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident, including whether speed played a role.
A report is being prepared for the coroner.