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Unlicensed Driver Charged over Death of Supanova Attendee
Police say the 33-year-old driver was unlicensed and further charges are expected as investigators examine whether drugs, alcohol or speed played a role.
- On Saturday, a 20-year-old Keysborough man died after a Toyota sedan mounted the curb outside the Melbourne Showgrounds during the Supanova convention, leaving a second man in stable condition with significant injuries.
- Police charged the 33-year-old Werribee man driving the rental car with dangerous driving causing death and culpable driving; Detective Inspector Craig McEvoy described him as "well known to police."
- Supanova founder and director Daniel Zachariou said most attendees were oblivious to the tragedy unfolding just 100 metres away, despite the convention expecting up to 26,000 attendees over the weekend.
- Organizers paused the event for a minute's silence at noon on Sunday in tribute to the victims, while Premier Jacinta Allan called the crash a "tragic incident that should never have happened."
- Investigators are still determining if drugs, alcohol, or speed contributed to the crash, with the driver expected to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Sunday afternoon.
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After the fatal incident before the comic fair in Melbourne with a dead person and a seriously injured person, many questions are open. It is certain that the alleged driver did not have a driver's license.
Car strikes pedestrians in deadly Melbourne crash
A police investigation is underway after a car struck and killed at least one pedestrian, authorities said on Saturday (April 18). The incident occurred at the venue of the Supanova Comic Con and Gaming event, according to media reports.
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Supanova holds minute’s silence for man killed in car crash
Organisers say they are “gutted” by the fatal car crash that killed a convention attendee and seriously injured his friend outside the popular comic culture festival on Saturday.
·Sydney, Australia
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