Court sequel to crash
AN 18-year-old Hoddles Creek man will face court following a crash on the Gembrook-Launching Place Road in Hoddles Creek on Sunday, 31 August.
Warburton Police allege the man, driving with a passenger, was speeding when he crashed head-on into the path of another car being driven by an elderly man.
“Both vehicles were written off but, luckily, all three people came away with minor injuries,” Senior Constable Tony Pagels said.
“The car hit the front A-pillar – another six inches and it would have been the door.
“It’s a case where the driver, a P-plate driver, is close to home, had driven the road numerous times before and was very comfortable and over-confident with that stretch of road,” he said.
He will be charged on summons with driving related offences including speeding.
Lost in 100 metres
A SEARCH and rescue in Three Bridges last week took an odd turn when two men were found just 100 metres from their car.
The two Endeavour Hills men went into the State Forest at around 3pm on Thursday 4 September, and contacted police about 8pm when they realised they had become lost.
Police officers attended, and found the men about 100 metres from their car, which was parked on the side of Black Sands Road.
According to Healesville Leading Senior Constable Kevin Cronan, the visitors had lost the path they were travelling on, and were without torches or any equipment to light the way.
He said they had unintentionally been walking parallel to the road, and that they were close enough to hear the police sirens when they arrived.
Both men were uninjured, and relieved to have been found.
