Man pleads guilty to culpable driving after fatal Comic Con crash
A man who hit and killed a young pedestrian outside the Supanova Comic Con in Melbourne earlier this year has pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death.
A 34-year-old man named Awer Dau has pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death after his car struck and killed a young pedestrian near a popular pop culture convention in Melbourne. The incident occurred in April outside the Supanova comic convention held at the Melbourne Showgrounds. Dau collided with three individuals exiting the event, resulting in the death of a 20-year-old man from Keysborough and injuring another 20-year-old man and a third individual who required hospital observation.
Dau appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court via video link and admitted guilt to all four charges against him, including methamphetamine possession, negligent driving causing serious injury, and failing to provide assistance following an accident resulting in death. Victim impact statements will be presented in the case, and Dau is set to face the County Court in February.
The convention organizers paid their respects to the victims by holding a minute's silence and leaving floral tributes at the accident scene.
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