Woman charged after Olympic Highway crash kills Culcairn man
A woman is charged with dangerous driving. A head-on crash on the Olympic Highway killed a 56-year-old man in August.
Judith Anne Mackiewicz, 63, is accused of crossing her silver Alfa Romeo onto the wrong side of the Olympic Highway. Mackiewicz hit Shaun Dwyer's vehicle on the Five Mates Crossing bridge at Gerogery on August 5.
Dwyer's car flipped and he died at the scene. Mackiewicz was seriously hurt.
She was later charged with dangerous driving causing death, negligent driving causing death, and failing to keep left. Mackiewicz was back in Albury Local Court on Wednesday.
The case was put off until December 1. Dwyer, 56, had worked at Wagga hospital for 30 years.
He volunteered with St John Ambulance.
Why it mattersThe case shows the deadly risks of crossing into oncoming traffic. It reminds us to be safe on busy highways.
AustraliaNSW local: A Culcairn man died in this crash; the case shows ongoing risks on regional roads.
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