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Man charged following two-vehicle crash at Salt Ash

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A man has been charged with a number of driving offences following a two-vehicle crash in Port Stephens earlier this month.

About 3.25pm on Tuesday 5 April, emergency services were called to Nelson Bay Road near Marsh Road, based on reports a Subaru sedan and a Honda SUV had collided head-on.

The passenger in the SUV – an 80-year-old woman – was trapped for a short time before being airlifted to John Hunter Hospital suffering serious leg injuries.

Five other people – including a 78-year-old man driving the SUV and a 32-year-old man behind the wheel of the sedan – were taken by road ambulance to John Hunter Hospital for assessment and treatment for minor injuries.

Three passengers in the sedan – aged two, five and 31 – were uninjured.

Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District established a crime scene, which was examined by specialist police from the Crash Investigation Unit.

Following investigations, a 78-year-old man attended Newcastle Police Station where he was arrested on Thursday 28 April.

He was charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, two counts of cause bodily harm by misconduct, negligent driving, and not keep left of dividing line.

The man was granted conditional bail to appear before Raymond Terrace Local Court on Monday 23 May.

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