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Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Experts have suggested measures that could prevent a repeat of a horror crash that killed five people after a diabetic driver became hypoglycaemic.

AAP · Mar 12

'I am so sorry': diabetic driver speaks over pub crash

A diabetic says he made some "very stupid decisions" as he became hypoglycaemic and did not eat before driving into and killing five people including kids.

AAP · Mar 10

Diabetic driver loses bid for silence in crash inquest

A man previously charged over a crash that killed five people has lost his bid to be excused as a witness in an inquest into their deaths.

AAP · Jan 27

'Weak' case against diabetic driver thrown out by court

A diabetic driver who passed out due to dwindling blood sugar levels and killed five people at a pub has had all charges against him struck out by a magistrate.

AAP · Sep 19, 2024

No jury will convict diabetic driver, his lawyers say

Lawyers for a diabetic driver rendered unconscious due to low blood sugar levels say no jury will convict him for driving into and killing five people.

AAP · Sep 18, 2024

'We need justice': families call for pub crash trial

The families of five pub patrons killed by a diabetic driver have called for "justice" outside his committal hearing.

AAP · Sep 16, 2024

Diabetic driver looked 'wasted' after deadly pub crash

A driver was seen looking "bloody awful" and "wasted" behind the wheel of a BMW after he crashed into patrons outside a pub and killed five people.

AAP · Sep 16, 2024

Committal set for driver accused of fatal pub crash

A driver accused of crashing into a Victorian pub beer garden, killing five people, will return to court in September for a committal hearing.

AAP · Apr 18, 2024

Pub crash driver freed on bail with $250k condition

The driver accused of ignoring medical alerts before crashing into a pub beer garden, killing five people, will be freed on bail with a $250,000 surety.

AAP · Dec 15, 2023