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7NEWS
29-05-2025
- 7NEWS
Carer faces manslaughter charges over alleged ‘intentional' crash killing elderly Gympie siblings
A carer accused of deliberately crashing a car to kill his elderly passengers will remain in custody after being charged with manslaughter. Stuart Daryl Gray, 61, faces two counts over the deaths of his client, Clive Millers, 83, and Clive's sister, Norma Dutton, 85, who both died at the scene of the crash in Brooloo, Queensland, on Monday. The single-vehicle crash occurred just before 2 p.m., when the Suzuki Kizashi driven by Gray slammed head-on into a tree at the intersection of Callemonda Road and Mary Valley Road in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, about 60 km northwest of Nambour. Acting Superintendent Brad Inskip confirmed that the two victims were related and that Gray was employed as their carer. Police allege the crash was intentional. Norma's neighbour, Lee Hurren, said she was a popular Gympie local. 'Very active for an 85 year old. 'She does her mowing twice a week of her yard, plus the gardening. 'Active in the social areas of Gympie.' Gray remains under police guard in hospital after suffering serious injuries in the crash and was mentioned in Gympie Magistrates Court on Thursday. He did not apply for bail. Police are continuing their investigation and urging anyone with information to come forward.
Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Siblings die after their carer allegedly deliberately drove their car into a tree on the Sunshine Coast
Two elderly siblings who died when their carer allegedly deliberately drove their car into a tree north of Queensland 's Sunshine Coast have been identified. Emergency crews were called to Callemonda Road and Mary Valley Road in Brooloo, near Gympie about 170km north of Brisbane, at 2pm on Monday after a Suzuki Kizashi collided with a tree. Norma Diana Dutton, 85, was in the back seat and her brother Clive William Millers, 83, was in the front passenger seat, and both tragically died at the scene. Ms Dutton's neighbours Jennifer and Lee Hurran said she was a lovely lady. 'We couldn't have asked for better. Just a beautiful lady who was there for everybody,' Ms Hurren told the ABC. Mr Millers from nearby Kandanga worked at the town's sawmill for a decade and then later worked on his family's pineapple farms. The driver of the vehicle, 61-year-old Stuart Daryl Gray, from Valdora, suffered leg injuries and was charged with two counts of manslaughter on Tuesday morning. He was flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with serious injuries but is expected to recover. He remains under police guard and the matter was mentioned in Gympie Magistrates Court on Tuesday where bail was not applied for. Police told Daily Mail Australia they will allege that the driver knew the passengers 'in a professional capacity'. The car is understood to have left the road and struck the tree head-on. 'We now believe that crash was not an accident but a deliberate act,' Acting Superintendent Brad Inskip told reporters on Tuesday. 'The two victims were related and their relationship with the driver was ... professional - he was employed in a caring role.' Officers responding to reports of a single vehicle crash discovered the elderly passengers in the severely damaged Suzuki. 'It doesn't appear to be alcohol-related,' Supt Inskip said. The matter will return to court on May 29.
ABC News
27-05-2025
- General
- ABC News
Elderly siblings allegedly deliberately killed by carer driving into tree
Elderly siblings Norma Diana Dutton, 85, and Clive William Millers, 83, have been identified as the victims of a double fatal crash on the Sunshine Coast hinterland earlier this week. Both were residents of the Gympie region and are being mourned by their extended family, friends and neighbours. The pair died when the car they were passengers in ploughed into a tree at the intersection of Callemonda Road and Mary Valley Road at Brooloo on Monday afternoon. Police have charged driver and carer Stuart Daryl Gray, 61, with two counts of manslaughter. Mr Gray sustained leg injuries in the crash and was airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital where he remains under police guard. His matter is listed for mention in the Gympie Magistrates Court later this week. Speaking on Tuesday, Acting Superintendent Brad Inskip said investigations into the crash were continuing. He said he was unable to speculate on the motive and it would be part of the investigation. Acting Superintendent Inskip told reporters Mr Gray had been employed in a "professional" capacity as a carer. Court documents listed him as a company director. Police are urging anyone with information or dash cam footage to contact them. Ms Dutton's neighbours Jennifer and Lee Hurren said the 85-year-old had been the best kind of neighbour to have. Mr Hurren said he could not believe it when he heard Ms Dutton had died. "No, that's not right," he said was his first reaction. "For a person like that. She's adorable, very loving, [a] very caring person and very active." Both recalled how active in the community she had been. A close friend of the family said Mr Millers, who lived in Kandanga, worked at a sawmill for 10 years in the town before spending the rest of his working life on family pineapple farms.
