Rideshare driver charged after baby killed in Perth crash
The driver, who got behind the wheel of the car that crashed, caused the death of a baby and the injury of two people. perthsoutheast of was blamed.
The seven-month-old baby was one of three passengers traveling in a carpool along Nicholson Rd in Lynwood. when the car went off the road and hit a tree Around 3.40pm on Saturday.
The 32-year-old woman and her baby were taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital with serious injuries. The baby later died in hospital.
The third passenger, a three-year-old child, was taken to Perth Children’s Hospital with serious injuries.
The 35-year-old rideshare driver from Caversham has been charged with one count of dangerous driving resulting in death and two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, police announced on Sunday.
He will appear before Armadale Magistrates’ Court on April 20.
Police called on the public to help gather information about the accident.
“Officers from the Major Accident Investigation Section are seeking the public’s assistance with information,” police said in a statement on Sunday.
“Police are urging anyone who witnessed the crash or saw the silver Toyota Kluger driving around the area prior to the crash to contact Crime Stoppers.”
The impact was so strong that the concrete bench at the bus stop was wiped out before hitting a tree.
Citizens around were awakened by the accident, about 10 people rushed to help, some of them provided first aid.
An eyewitness described the incident as “horrific” and said the female passenger ran to neighbors for help.
“He was begging everyone, ‘My baby isn’t crying, please help us, please help us, my baby isn’t breathing,'” a person who witnessed the incident said.
The witness said residents managed to successfully perform CPR on the baby before he died later in the hospital.
