Roxburgh Park fatal crash
A driver was killed and five passengers taken to hospital after crashing into a tree in Roxburgh Park on Saturday night. Police said Fawkner Highway Patrol officers were attempting to intercept a blue Toyota sedan travelling east on Thomas Brunton Parade near Donald Cameron Drive about 11.30pm.
The male driver didn’t stop and continued along Thomas Brunton Parade. The car then veered off the road and crashed into a tree. The driver, who was yet to be formally identified, died at the scene. A female passenger was taken to The Alfred hospital in a critical condition. Four other passengers were also taken to hospital.
Broadmeadows shooting charges
The daughter of underworld figure Roberta Williams, Danielle Stephens, has been committed to stand trial in October for attempted murder. Stephens, 22, and her partner, Sanar Ghanim, 25, have been charged over the shooting of a man in Broadmeadows last November. Stephens, Ghanim and co-accused Tugay Afacan allegedly drove to an industrial street in Broadmeadows where Afacan shot Serjan Kala, 22. The trio face charges of intentionally causing serious injury, recklessly causing serious injury and causing serious injury. Stephens and Ghanim are on bail while Afacan remains in custody.
