A night of reckless driving has ended in tragedy and criminal charges in the Hunter Valley, after a man was killed and two women injured when a burnout stunt spiraled out of control.
Just after midnight Sunday (June 29), police rushed to a fire trail off Haul Road in Stockrington, around 22km southeast of Kurri Kurri, following reports a car doing burnouts had slammed into a crowd of onlookers.
A 53-year-old man suffered fatal head injuries and died shortly after the crash. Two women were also struck but left the chaotic scene before emergency crews arrived.
The vehicle involved? Found torched and abandoned just hours later on McFarlanes Road in Chisholm at around 2:40am — now in police custody for forensic examination.
After a fast-moving investigation, a 22-year-old man handed himself in at Maitland Police Station by 5:30pm Sunday. He now faces a stack of charges including:
- Dangerous driving occasioning death
- Negligent driving
- Causing bodily harm by misconduct
- Sustained loss of traction
- Failing to comply with police orders
He’s been refused bail and is set to face Parramatta Local Court today (Monday, June 30).
Police have established multiple crime scenes as the investigation into the deadly burnout continues.
Stay with MHV News for the latest updates on this developing story.