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Driver stabbed before Alice Springs crash, police say
A 22-year-old man has been charged after police allege he stabbed a young driver who then lost consciousness and crashed into a tree on Larapinta Drive.
In brief
A 22-year-old man has been charged after police allege he stabbed a young driver who then lost consciousness and crashed into a tree on Larapinta Drive. NT Police charged a 22-year-old man with acts intended to cause serious harm after alleging he stabbed a driver who crashed on Larapinta Drive in Alice Springs around…
Single-vehicle crash on Larapinta Drive
NT Police responded to a crash on Larapinta Drive, about one hundred metres from Telegraph Terrace intersection, around six thirty am on Sunday.
Injuries inconsistent with crash
Investigations indicated the male had suffered injuries inconsistent with a crash and was believed to have been assaulted with an edged weapon prior to entering the vehicle.
“injuries inconsistent with a crash”
Driver lost consciousness before collision
Southern Watch Commander George Ciolka said the very young victim, aged well under thirty, attempted to drive after the alleged attack but appeared to lose consciousness before colliding with the tree.
Man charged after arrest in Hermannsburg
Aiden Scrutton, twenty-two, was arrested in Hermannsburg, one hundred twenty-five kilometres west of Alice Springs, and charged with acts intended to cause serious harm.He faced the charge in Alice Springs Local Court on Tuesday.
The one thing
NT Police charged a 22-year-old man with acts intended to cause serious harm after alleging he stabbed a driver who crashed on Larapinta Drive in Alice Springs around 6:30am on Sunday.
