Man, 34, arrested over terrifying Hillarys crash, sending two teenagers to hospital

A 34-year-old man has been arrested over a terrifying overnight crash involving three cars and an electric motorbike sending two teenagers to hospital. Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of a man driving a Toyota Avensis on the wrong side of the road when it struck an electric motorcycle, carrying two teenage boys, on Flinders Avenue, in Hillarys, about 3.10am on Saturday. The crash allegedly caused the driver to lose control, before hitting another car and rolling. The two teenagers — a rider and pillion passenger — sustained non-life threatening injuries and were taken to Perth Children’s Hospital by St John WA for treatment. The driver was uninjured. Witness Ben Wallis said he heard a “big bang” and saw officers scolding the teenage boys. “The initial sound was just like a loud screech then a big bang, and then I heard a bit of screaming,” he told 7NEWS. “When police arrived they did have a right yell and say, ‘This is going to happen if you keep continuing this way.’” Locals also said Flinders Avenue was notorious for hoons. The 34-year-old, from Duncraig, was arrested and charged with dangerous driving occasioning bodily harm. He is scheduled to face Joondalup Magistrates Court on September 10. It comes as Transport Minister Rita Saffioti revealed WA would take charge of drafting a national overhaul of e-rideables that could lead to high-powered vehicles being banned. Transport ministers from across the country met in Melbourne on Monday and agreed to develop a regulatory framework after a surge in deaths and serious injuries. A parliamentary inquiry was launched to examine the safety and regulation of the devices after Perth father, Thanh Phan, died after being struck by an e-scooter while walking in the Perth CBD earlier this year. And just last month, Perth nurse Shelley Spinks was killed after an e-motorbike rider allegedly ploughed into her on Picnic Cove Park, in Edgewater. Ms Spinks’ husband, John Harris, said Australia needed to strengthen its laws around high-powered devices. “Shelley’s life is not the first to end in this tragic manner and sadly I doubt will be the last,” he said. “As a society we must pause and reflect upon the kind of world we want to live in and begin making choices which result in us moving towards that world. “Let us choose to not continue repeating the mistakes of the past.”

Man, 34, arrested over terrifying Hillarys crash, sending two teenagers to hospital

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