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Truck Driver Charged Over Sunshine Coast Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old

The initial charge carries limited penalties under Queensland law.

Overview

  • Police have charged the driver with one count of driving while a relevant drug was present and set an April 23 appearance in Caloundra Magistrates Court.
  • The Forensic Crash Unit is still investigating CCTV and witness accounts of a Mitsubishi Fuso that struck multiple vehicles at an intersection in Banya near Caloundra.
  • Three-year-old Ineza King died a week after the collision and her one-year-old sister Itahe remains in a critical condition.
  • The offence focuses on drug detection rather than impairment and can bring up to three months in jail, a fine of about $1,706, or a licence disqualification of up to nine months.
  • Some media have identified the driver as Alan Richard Knoblock of Rosemount and reported allegations of illicit substances in his system, while formal inquiries continue.