About 10pm on Friday, August 25, emergency services were called to The Grand Parade, Monterey, after a Subaru Impreza sedan left the road and crashed into a tree.
Two passengers – boys, aged 10 and nine – were taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital at Randwick where they died, and a third passenger – a nine-year-old girl – was taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital with minor injuries.
The driver, a 33-year-old man from Beverly Hills, was taken to hospital under police guard for his injuries, and charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death, and one count of cause bodily harm by misconduct.
Following extensive investigations, police will allege the Subaru Impreza was involved in a street race with a silver Audi A4 prior to the Subaru driver losing control and crossing to the incorrect side of the road before the impact.
As part of inquiries, investigators attended a home at Roselands yesterday about 10.30am and seized an Audi A4, which will undergo forensic examination.
About 3.30pm, a 24-year-old man was arrested after attending Campsie Police Station and charged with two counts of aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death, organise, promote etc race between vehicles, and two counts of fail to stop and render assistance after impact causing death.
A 24-year-old woman, alleged to be the passenger of the Audi at the time, was arrested at an Arncliffe home and charged with conceal serious indictable offence.
Roselands driver faces charges over double fatality
A MAN from Roselands man has been charged and an Audi A4 seized following investigations into a fatal crash at Monterey last month.