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Court hears families 'broken' from Tocumwal crash that claimed couple's lives
Court hears families 'broken' from Tocumwal crash that claimed couple's lives

ABC News

time23-05-2025

  • ABC News

Court hears families 'broken' from Tocumwal crash that claimed couple's lives

The family of a man killed with his partner in a southern New South Wales car crash says the tragedy could have been avoided. Driver Serina Drury, 55, and passenger Craig Day, 54, both of Tocumwal, died at Tocumwal's Racecourse Road and Murray Street intersection when their Toyota Hilux and a Ford Ranger collided in July last year. Jerilderie man Bart Moore, who was 19 at the time of the crash, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death. Moore, who was supported in the Albury District Court by a group of people, cried as Mr Day's relatives described how their family had been "broken" by the deaths and would "never recover". He remains on bail. Sentencing will be finalised in the Albury District Court in June. Mr Day's sister, Tammy Day, said in her victim impact statement she had visited the intersection where the fatal crash occurred and had become familiar with it. "This accident could have been avoided if care had have been taken by the driver before the court," she said. Mr Day's mother, Joy Day, echoed the sentiment in her victim impact statement, which was read by a legal representative — she also felt the crash could have been avoided. "There is no justice that can bring Craig and Serina back, but I hope that the court can recognise this loss and devastating impact it has had on so many people," the statement read. The court heard Mr Day had been a gentle man, an avid lover of trucks, and had adored Ms Drury. His sister, Sherryn Ferguson, tearfully described in her victim impact statement that she had taken on the task of identifying his body, and was shocked by the extent of his traumatic injuries. "He didn't have a chance," she said. Ms Ferguson said the subsequent legal process had robbed her of the chance to hold his hand in death, as he was treated as evidence. "There is no dignity in dying as a coroner's case," she said. Victim impact statements from the Drury family were also tendered to the court.

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