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The Forensic Crash Unit have charged a 49-year-old Miles man with multiple offences following an investigation into a fatal traffic crash in Drillham.
Police responded to reports of a traffic crash on Warrego Highway, Drillham around 6.20am on Thursday, April 18.
It will be alleged that a black 2010 Holden Colorado was travelling along the highway when it veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided with a white 2013 Holden Colorado.
A passenger of the white Holden Colorado, a 25-year-old Chinchilla man, died at the scene.
The driver of the white Holden Colorado, a 23-year-old Chinchilla man, suffered serious injuries.
A passenger in the black Holden Colorado, a 41-year-old Miles woman, also died at the scene.
The driver of the black Holden Colorado, a 49-year-old Miles man and his passenger, a 33-year-old Chinchilla man, both suffered serious injuries.
On Friday, July 19, the alleged driver of the black Colorado, the 49-year-old Miles man, was charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death whilst adversely affected by an intoxicating substance, driving under the influence, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving an uninsured vehicle, driving without a driver’s licence (suspended) and driving a defective vehicle.
He is scheduled to appear in the Chinchilla Magistrates Court on Thursday, August 22.
Earlier release: