Learner driver charged after 17yo dies in Adelaide crash
A teenager has died in a car crash in Adelaide's northern suburbs overnight, with a learner driver charged with aggravated cause death by driving.
A 17-year-old male passenger died in a car crash in Adelaide's northern suburbs overnight, following a collision with a Stobie pole at the intersection of John Rice Avenue and Marleycombe Road in Elizabeth Vale. An 18-year-old learner driver, from Parafield Gardens, has been charged with aggravated cause death by dangerous driving, refusal of a breath analysis, three counts of breaching learner permit conditions, and driving without a qualified supervising driver.
The learner driver was arrested, taken to the hospital for testing, and refused police bail, with his court appearance scheduled later the same day. This incident marks the 85th life lost on South Australian roads this year.
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