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SA: Dangerous drivers face life in jail

Adelaide Advertiser: Dangerous drivers face life in jail – 30 July 30, 2006
Drivers who kill or seriously injure a person could face life behind bars under new laws in South Australia. And they could also be disqualified from driving for ten years after completing any jail term. Motorists who kill or seriously [...]

ABC Regional: Hit-run death laws toughened

ABC Regional: Hit-run death laws toughened – 30 July, 2006
New laws come into effect today in South Australia that could see motorists jailed for life if they kill or seriously injure someone while driving. Before today, people who failed to stop at an accident after killing someone faced a maximum penalty of one year in [...]

March 14: Hit-and-run widow supports victims’ advocate proposal. 14/03/2006. ABC News Online

Hit-and-run widow supports victims’ advocate proposal. 14/03/2006. ABC News Online
The widow of Eugene McGee’s hit-and-run victim says she still has not received justice, despite the South Australian Government’s intervention. Di Gilchrist, the widow of Ian Humphries, has spoken in favour of a proposal by Independent MP Nick Xenophon for a victims’ advocate. Last year the [...]