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9 News
6 days ago
- General
- 9 News
Promising footy player's emotional mum says killer driver's sentence not enough
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here West Australian teen Nick Campo's mother is disappointed her son's killer driver has been sentenced to just three years and two months behind bars. A judge today found the 17-year-old driver, who can't be named, was encouraged to speed by his passengers, saying they were all morally responsible for the tragedy. Nick had just made it to adulthood but a high-speed crash while celebrating his 18th birthday ended it all. A teenager who was behind the wheel of a car in a crash that killed talented footballer Nick Campo in Perth has had his charges upgraded. (9News) Bianca Campo says the sentence for the driver convicted of the manslaughter of her son, Nick Campo, isn't enough (9News) "Nick was a really good kid and he was very much loved by all of us," mother Bianca Campo said, outside court. Nick and some mates were catching a lift to a nightclub when the ute they were in collided with a Jeep in North Lake last July. The promising footy player was killed instantly and three other passengers were seriously injured. "It's something we have to live with everyday for the rest of our lives," Bianca said. "We've been quite broken." The 17-year-old driver was today jailed for two years and seven months for Nick's manslaughter, plus an extra eight-month term for the combined dangerous driving charges. With time served, he could walk free as early as mid next year. Promising footy player Nick Campo was killed instantly and three other passengers were seriously injured. (9News) "We don't feel it was enough and I really don't think it sets a good example for young people," Bianca said There were five boys in the Toyota Hilux and four of them, including the driver, had snorted cocaine. The judge also found the P-plater was being encouraged to drive recklessly, racing to beat the club's midnight lockout. His ute had been dangerously modified, with the front passenger seat facing backwards, and only two seat belts, including his own, working. There were five boys in the Toyota Hilux and four of them, including the driver, had snorted cocaine. (9News) "Please just make sure your kids know to do the right thing when they get into cars because this is like a pain that's unbearable, it really is," Nick's mum said. Children's Court president Hylton Quail said although the legal consequences fell on the driver alone, the moral responsibility of the tragedy was shared by everyone who got in the car. "As his honour described in the sentencing, there are no winners here," defence counsel Michael Tudori said. Nick's parents are now on a mission to educate young drivers in their boy's honour. "It's something no one could understand until you've had to live it and I really feel for people who have to go through this," Bianca said. courts teenagers crime car crashes Perth Western Australia sport CONTACT US Property News: The last inner Sydney suburbs where houses cost under $2m.
7NEWS
07-05-2025
- 7NEWS
Police issues over 270 fines for drugs, drinking and dangerous driving at beach
A child allegedly riding on an adult's lap in a moving car is among the disturbing incidents uncovered by police during a major crackdown on dangerous beach driving. Queensland Police Service (QPS) has revealed the results of Operation Sandstorm on the Sunshine Coast, which targeted reckless and unsafe driving behaviour on Noosa North Shore over the Easter and Labour Day long weekends. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The four-wheel driving beach is legally considered a road under Queensland law, meaning standard road rules apply. Across the two long weekends, officers from Sunshine Coast Police and Highway Patrol conducted high-visibility patrols targeting speeding, drink and drug driving, seatbelt and helmet compliance, and unroadworthy vehicles. More than 270 fines, child on lap sparks outrage In total, police confirmed 2356 random breath tests (RBT), with seven drivers testing positive. A further 195 drug tests were carried out, uncovering 10 drivers under the influence of drugs, including cannabis, meth and cocaine. Officers issued a staggering 272 traffic infringement notices, including fines for unrestrained passengers, mobile phone use, defective vehicles, and failing to wear seatbelts or helmets. One of the most concerning incidents involved a 38-year-old Mooloolaba man, fined $1209 and four demerit points after allegedly driving a car with a child under four years old sitting unrestrained on a passenger's lap. Another offender, a 19-year-old P-plater from Wynnum West, Brisbane, racked up $6400 in fines and 16 demerit points for a raft of offences including driving a defective car under the influence of alcohol — with neither he nor his two passengers wearing seatbelts. A 27-year-old Newtown man was fined $2200 and hit with eight demerit points after allegedly drinking alcohol while driving and creating unnecessary smoke and noise. Police: Driving on the beach is a privilege Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol Officer in Charge Keith Preston said the blitz had achieved its primary goal of preventing serious crashes. 'A successful deployment to Noosa North Shore for us is one without crashes or deaths — that's what we count as a good result,' acting senior sergeant Preston said. But he admitted it was frustrating to see so many still ignoring basic safety laws. 'It's disappointing to see so many people continue to have such disregard for the safety of themselves, their passengers and other beach users,' he said. 'It's a privilege to drive on the beach, and we need to treat it as we would driving on the road.' Police said their enforcement presence, paired with on-the-spot education, likely changed many drivers' behaviour and improved safety for families and children visiting the beach.
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Albo opens up about secret health battle that he's been struggling with in silence for the past four years
Anthony Albanese has made a shock admission about his health that he has suffered since a serious car crash four years ago. Mr Albanese was metres from his Marrickville home in Sydney 's inner-west on January 8, 2021 when he was involved in a two-car crash. The then-Opposition Leader was driving his Toyota Camry when a 17-year-old P-plater behind the wheel of a black Range Rover veered into the wrong lane and ploughed into his car. He was treated at the scene and rushed to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with extensive injuries. The Prime Minister has revealed the crash has left him with ongoing spinal issues which he has had to manage during a five-week cross-country campaign for the federal election, which will held this Saturday. 'It took me some time to recover physically and I still have damage to my spine,' Mr Albanese told It means makes sitting in a car for long distances difficult, with his office trying their best to avoid lengthy road trips wherever possible. The Prime Minister can move more freely when on his campaign plane, which helps alleviate his back pain. Anthony Albanese was just metres from his Marrickville home when a Range Rover, driven by a 17-year-old P-plater, veered into the wrong lane and ploughed into his Toyota Camry in 2021 Mr Albanese also revealed that he was 'very lucky' to survive. 'All of a sudden, he was right in front of me and headed straight for me. I had a little millisecond to react,' Mr Albanese said. 'It was all a little bit of a blur for me afterwards... I was just very lucky I had a guardian angel up there looking after me.' Mr Albanese's car was written off due to the extensive damage. The 17-year-old driver of the Range Rover escaped uninjured and was later fined for negligent driving. Mr Albanese had been dating his now fiancce Jodie Haydon for barely a year at the time. 'When I got to the accident and I saw the car before I saw Anthony, and I remember thinking at the time, 'this can't end well',' Ms Haydon told 7 News Spotlight in 2022. 'And that overwhelming sense of 'what if I lose him?' And I knew then that, yeah, I love him. And I love him deeply.' Mr Albanese's makes a final push in the remaining days of a gruelling six-week campaign before the federal election this Saturday. On Wednesday afternoon Mr Albanese gave a wide ranging speech at the National Press Club in which he touched on the failure of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Mr Albanese suggested he wanted the referendum to go ahead because he believed Australia should have the Voice - but that he didn't necessarily believe it would be successful or that the majority of Australians were on board. 'We supported a Voice To Parliament. I wanted it out of conviction. Not out of convenience,' Mr Albanese said. 'It's not easy to win a referendum in this country.' He later travelled to Perth to kick off his 72-hour pre-election blitz of the country.
News.com.au
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- News.com.au
‘Never forget': Anthony Albanese breaks silence on devastating ongoing impact of car crash in 2021
EXCLUSIVE Anthony Albanese has opened up about the life-changing impact of a car accident that occured five years ago revealing he suffers ongoing spinal issues. Mr Albanese's car was a write-off after a black Range Rover being driven by a 17-year-old P-plater in the wrong lane struck his Toyota Camry in early 2021. The Labor leader was taken to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown where it later emerged his condition was more 'complex' than originally thought. In an exclusive interview with Mr Albanese has revealed it had ongoing impacts that may surprise voters. 'It took me some time to recover physically and I still have damage to my spine,'' the Prime Minister told 'So I have difficulty sitting in a car for long distances.' The impact has been present during the election campaign, with Mr Albanese's office trying to avoid long car journeys where possible. When he's on the campaign plane, he has more freedom to move around and walk which helps his back issues. Listen to Samantha Maiden's exclusive interview with the PM on From The Newsroom podcast tomorrow. In today's episode, Samantha goes one-on-one with Peter Dutton. Mr Albanese said the moment he saw the car heading for him, he genuinely thought he was going to die. '(It) wasn't scary, it was just almost a matter of fact, this is how my life ends,'' he said. 'I will never forget the bang, the sound that was just so loud as it hit the front right hand side of. 'It was a bad accident. so an experience like that does have an impact. 'For me, it was how important life is. Each and every day and valuing it and making a difference to it as well. Mr Albanese was travelling on Hill Street in Marrickville when a Range Rover travelling in the wrong lane ploughed into his vehicle. 'All of a sudden, he was right in front of me and headed straight for me. I had a little millisecond to react,'' he later said. 'It was all a little bit of a blur for me afterwards, but people are saying they heard the sound of the whack two blocks away. Certainly from looking at my car, that's the case. 'I was just very lucky I had a guardian angel up there looking after me.' In the interview with he also reflected on the moment he teared up when he called the election when talking about his late mother Maryanne, a disability pensioner who struggled with arthritis. After the car accident, he ended up in the same hospital room his mum was taken to before she died in 2002. 'The only times I've been in it was with my mom when she went in, in 2002 after an aneurysm, and she never came out of Prince Alfred Hospital,'' he told 'She struggled on and fought for a couple of weeks, before she passed away. She was only 65 years old.' At the time of the accident, Mr Albanese said it 'just really hit home to me that I was leader of the Labor Party, the alternative prime minister at the time and I got the same care as my mum'. 'I do think that (Medicare) is part of the Australian story,'' he said. 'The two issues that really politicised me as a young man were housing. My mum lived in the one council house for all of her 65 years and they were gonna flog it off,'' he said. 'So we ran an anti-privatisation campaign. 'But also health because my mum was an invalid pensioner, who was crippled up with rheumatoid arthritis and then had other issues. 'She struggled to get the right care. She was a woman by herself. She was very generous, so would agree to go on trials of drugs and, uh, all, all of that. 'But she had a really tough life.' Mr Albanese said he surprised himself by tearing up in the press conference when he called the election. 'I walked out to that first press conference, not expecting to really talk about that in such a personal way.'
7NEWS
24-04-2025
- 7NEWS
Dramatic arrest vision of 17yo P-plater accused of high-speed NSW Police pursuit through Western Sydney
The moment a 17-year-old P-plater was arrested during a high-speed pursuit has been caught on camera, showing four officers swarming the vehicle. The teenager was allegedly behind the wheel of a sedan which reached speeds of more than 200km/h as it was pursued by NSW Police about 12.50am on Monday. Officers followed the teen from Villawood to Old Guildford in Western Sydney, NSW Police allege. The car eventually stopped on McArthur St in Guildford. Footage of the arrest, showing the teen standing with his arms up next to the vehicle, has been shared to social media. One officer then approaches him and pushes him to the ground, while two more officers pull a passenger from the vehicle. A fourth officer then joins in, with three officers at one point involved in arresting the alleged driver. A minute after the recording begins, the teen is rolled onto his stomach and taken into custody. He was later charged with dangerous driving, negligent driving, speeding more than 45km/h over the limit, failing to stop at a red light and at a stop sign, not displaying P plates, driving a prohibited vehicle, and driving with more than one passenger under the age of 21. He was granted conditional bail to appear in court on May 28. Three other people were allegedly inside the vehicle during the incident, police said. They were taken into custody but later released without charge. Social media users were divided over the footage, with some people claiming the officers' response was too aggressive given the teen was seen to put his hands up and did not seem to be resisting arrest. However, the video gave no other context of the incident — which many people also acknowledged. Stream free on
