Overview
- A minivan driven by Keith Andrew Chambers struck David Guimaraes and his nine‑year‑old son Aiden on a marked bike path in Robina in October 2024, killing the boy and critically injuring his father.
- Chambers has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, dangerous operation causing grievous bodily harm and high‑range drink‑driving, and Justice Glenn Martin will impose sentence at a later date.
- Court evidence showed Chambers was heavily intoxicated with a blood alcohol reading of 0.176–0.193 measured about 1 hour 40 minutes after the crash and investigators estimated he was driving between 113 and 134 km/h in a 70 km/h zone, with debris from the collision found around 62 metres away.
- Aiden’s mother told the court she had to turn off his life support while his father, who also has multiple sclerosis, described living with constant pain from multiple fractures and the family gave emotional victim impact statements.
- Prosecutors pointed to Chambers’ prior drink‑driving history and sought the highest category of offending consistent with a maximum 14‑year term, and community response has included large court attendance and the creation of the Guimaraes Memorial Scholarship for child road‑safety research.