The mother of NRL star Payne Haas has been charged with three counts of manslaughter over a Gold Coast hinterland car crash that claimed the lives of three people.
Uiatu "Joan" Taufua, 46, remains under police guard in Gold Coast Hospital after the collision at Bonogin on Friday afternoon.
Susan Zimmer, 70, her partner Chris Fawcett, 79, and Ms Zimmer's daughter Stephanie, 35, were killed in the two-vehicle crash on the isolated hinterland road.
"Coomera detectives have charged a 46-year-old Bonogin woman with three counts of manslaughter following a fatal traffic crash at Bonogin on Friday," police said in a statement.
She was formally charged on Monday afternoon with three counts of manslaughter, and one count each of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, evading police and driving without a licence.
Police allege Taufua was driving erratically shortly before the crash and refused to stop when officers attempted to intercept her vehicle.
While police did not launch a pursuit, the accident happened moments later about 1km further along the road.
Taufua, the sole survivor of the crash, remains in the hospital in a stable condition with numerous fractures and other injuries.
