15-05-2025
Woman charged with careless driving over crash into school fence that killed 11-year-old boy
Police have charged a woman, 40, with careless driving and failure to have proper control of a vehicle following a tragic crash through a school fence that claimed the life of an 11-year-old child.
Jack Davey was sitting with four fellow students on the grounds of Auburn South Primary School on October 29 last year when a car crashed through the nearby fence and struck the children.
Police allege the car veered off Burgess Street, Hawthorn East and went through the primary school's fence just after 2.30pm.
Jack Davey was taken to hospital with critical injuries where he died. Four other children aged 10 and 11 were seriously injured in the crash.
The driver's passenger — a primary school-aged child — was not injured.
Police arrested the driver straight after the crash and released her pending further enquiries, however on Thursday afternoon — more than six months after the incident — Victoria Police announced that Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives had charged her two days ago on May 13.
The woman is scheduled to face Melbourne Magistrates' Court on July 15.
