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Youths 'ate Maccas on footpath' as elderly man died in crash

24/11/2008 1:38:00 PM.  | Annika Burgess

Five youths involved in a car accident, sat eating McDonalds on the footpath, while an elderly man in the other vehicle was dying.

An 82-year-old man died in hospital, and his 72-year-old partner remains fighting for her life, after their van collided with an unregistered high-performance vehicle on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

A disqualified teenage driver was behind the wheel of the Subaru WRX, which was carrying five passengers.

The owner of the car is known to police due to past hooning offences – the car had been impounded for 48 hours on November 13.

Witnesses heard a loud crash at around 12:10pm – the elderly couple’s 1974 Escort panel van collided with the teen’s car, at what neighbours described as a notorious roundabout frequented by hoons.

As neighbours helped at the scene, and comforted the distressed woman, witnesses said the five youths didn’t once help, and just sat “emotionless” on the footpath eating fast food.

"They just stood there and then they sat down and then someone dropped Maccas off to them," resident Stephen Waymouth told goldcoast.com.

The five youths were uninjured.

The driver was charged with obstructing police – three were taken away by police, but any other charges are yet to be laid.

Police are still investigating whether the Subaru was speeding at the time of the crash.

COMMENTS

Monday, 24 November 2008

This is the future of our country and we rely on these generation, god help us . We are progressing rapidly, reaching for the moon and star?

Posted by: Ramesh P, Liverpool

 

Monday, 24 November 2008

they should have done more, but it may have been worse-they could have run away right? the phrase 'and just sat “emotionless” on the footpath' suggests they may have been in a state of shock, dont believe everything you read-just take it at face value

Posted by: rappor gane, sydney

Monday, 24 November 2008

Rubbish; it suggests contempt. You do not stuff your worthless gob with junk food if you are in shock. They will get a slap on the wrist and counselling because their pet gold fish died 2 months before they were born or some such lame excuse. The bogan who was driving should be gaoled and never released. It has a disregard for the law and society. Nothing will ever improve whilst do gooders are too spineless to punish them for thir crimes. That's right; I said "Crimes".

Posted by: Fair Minded Aussie, Australia

 

Monday, 24 November 2008

rappor they were able to call someone to get them macca's that doesnt suggest shock. yeah at least they didnt do a runner, but they were already known to police so if they ran, they knew they would have been in more trouble. driver was charged with obstructing police & three taken away by police, doesnt suggest that they were in shock. it says they werent behaving at all. yes Ramesh it worries me.

Posted by: Belinda Hummie, New lambton

 

Monday, 24 November 2008

That's irresponsibility at its lowest form. It's hard to imagine the nerve of some teenagers these days.

Posted by: Brendan Richards, Quakers Hill

 

Monday, 24 November 2008

If this story is factual and they were speeding throw the bloody book at them. As for the driver, disqualified license, unrego car, hoon offence, minimum disqualification 10 years regardless of other charges. Reoffend, jail.

Posted by: Paul Trood, Southport

 

Monday, 24 November 2008

Suspended License with Five of them in the car, so the other 4 idiots all new the driver has no license. All should go to Goal and well as the parents. Then have the car crushed and dumped on the front Lawn. They shouldnt be on the bloody road, that man would still be alive if it was for these Yobbo Degenerate Bogans! Isee them everywhere it makes me sick the way they behave and Yes this our future! For god sake we're in trouble!

Posted by: J M, Sydney

 

Monday, 24 November 2008

Show their faces and shame them! Then we'll sit back and eat maccas while they suffer!! I swear if our boys were teenagers (currently both under 5) and they were involved in something like that and we found out - they would soon learn a little lesson about respect for other people - and they would learn it the hard way!!!! I hope their parents know what they have done, and teach them a lesson.

Posted by: Leanne P, Sydney

 

Tuesday, 23 December 2008

Time to ban cars, methinks. The road toll would be halved, or better!

Posted by: Pragmatic Percy, Sydney

 
 

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