Overview
- Tasmania Police said the teenager’s e-bike struck a telephone pole in Devonport around 7:30–8:00 p.m. on Dec. 31.
- He was pronounced dead at the scene despite assistance from a nearby resident.
- Reid had survived the 2021 Hillcrest Primary School jumping-castle incident that killed six children and spent weeks in hospital during his recovery.
- Public tributes have followed, including condolences from GWS Giants captain Toby Greene and messages from local leaders.
- The earlier Hillcrest case saw Taz‑Zorb owner Rosemary Gamble found not guilty in 2024 after a magistrate ruled the event was caused by an unprecedented “dust devil.”