The man that allegedly ploughed his automobile into eight pedestrians on the Sunshine Coast – inflicting life-threatening accidents – was concerned in a confrontation minutes earlier with among the group.
A white Toyota Yaris hatchback allegedly struck the group close to the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Aerodrome Road at Maroochydore simply earlier than midnight on Saturday.
The 38-year-old driver fled the scene and dumped the automobile close by, however was tracked by police to an condo on Alexandra Parade alongside the beachfront a short while later.
Aerodrome Road on the Fourth Avenue intersection in Maroochydore.Credit: Google Maps
On Sunday afternoon police confirmed he had been charged with eight counts of tried homicide. The man was scheduled to seem at Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday.
Police stated he was not an Australian citizen, however had been dwelling on the Sunshine Coast.
A 23-year-old lady from New South Wales was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with crucial accidents instantly after the crash, earlier than being airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
A male teenager suffered doubtlessly life-threatening head accidents and was additionally taken to the Sunshine Coast hospital with two others, who had been in a secure situation.
Detective inspector Peter Hocken revealed on Sunday afternoon police believed the person had clashed with among the injured males earlier within the night time, whereas they had been trying to cross at a pedestrian crossing. He might have been impacted by alcohol.
“It’s fully unexplainable,” Hocken advised reporters in Maroochydore.
