Truck driver found guilty of causing cousin's death in crash
A removalist truck driver is found guilty of driving dangerously before a crash on a notorious feeder road north of Wollongong that killed his cousin and seriously injured two other people.
Mosa Vaimalu, a 42-year-old truck driver from Penrith, has been found guilty of dangerous driving that led to a fatal crash on Bulli Pass in 2024. The incident resulted in the death of his 43-year-old cousin, Mikaio Isaako, and serious injuries to his 40-year-old cousin Robert Isaako and a female driver. The crash occurred on February 6, 2024, when Vaimalu lost control of his Hino Pantech truck while navigating a hairpin bend on the notorious feeder road, causing it to crash into a stationary BMW.
The impact was severe, throwing the Isaako brothers out of the front windscreen, who were not wearing seatbelts. Vaimalu and the female driver were airlifted to the hospital for treatment, while Mikaio tragically died at the scene. The court heard that Vaimalu and his cousins worked at the removal business DJacks. The Crown has requested Vaimalu's detention in custody, with a hearing scheduled for September 10 ahead of his sentencing.
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