Doctor pleads guilty over fatal crash
Perth obstetrician Rhys Bellinge was behind the wheel of a Jaguar that crashed into a rideshare vehicle on Birdwood Parade in Dalkeith on February 15.
Elizabeth Pearce, 24, was killed in the collision, and Uber driver Mohammad Usman was badly injured.
Bellinge pleaded guilty to manslaughter and dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm in circumstances of aggravation in the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Prosecutors discontinued a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.
He is due to be sentenced in February next year.
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A doctor has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over a crash that killed a young woman and left an Uber driver with serious injuries. Perth obstetrician Rhys Bellinge was behind the wheel of a Jaguar that crashed into a rideshare vehicle on Birdwood Parade in Dalkeith on February 15. Elizabeth Pearce, 24, was killed in the collision, and Uber driver Mohammad Usman was badly injured. Bellinge pleaded guilty to manslaughter and dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm in circumstances of aggravation in the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on Wednesday. Prosecutors discontinued a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. He is due to be sentenced in February next year. More to come
