9 May 2025

Man charged over Princes Highway crash that hospitalised three people

| Claire Sams
Policeman standing next to police tape

NSW Police have handed a 25-year-old man two charges relating to the crash. Photo: Michelle Kroll.

A 25-year-old man is facing two charges over a serious crash on the NSW South Coast late last year.

A NSW Police spokesperson said emergency services were called at about 2 pm to the Princes Highway at Yatte Yattah on 8 December 2024.

Officers attached to the South Coast Police District attended and found a Hyundai hatchback and a Toyota sedan had crashed.

The hatchback’s alleged driver, a 25-year-old man, was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.

A 25-year-old male passenger was airlifted to St George Hospital in a critical condition.

The driver and sole occupant of the sedan – a 21-year-old man – was taken to Wollongong Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

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Police established a crime scene and the Crash Investigation Unit began investigating.

On Friday (9 May), officers issued the 25-year-old alleged driver of the hatchback with a Court Attendance Notice and charged him with negligent driving (occasioning grievous bodily harm) and causing bodily harm by misconduct while in charge of a motor vehicle.

He is expected to appear before Milton Local Court on 10 July.

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