A Guildford man has been charged with manslaughter following the deaths of two men while driving through flood waters in the state’s south-west earlier this month.
About 11.15pm on Monday, October 31, emergency services were called to the Preston Creek Causeway on Rugby Road at Bevendale, west of Goulburn, following reports a Mitsubishi Triton utility had been swept into flood waters.
Two men who were in the cabin of the vehicle managed to swim to safety and contact emergency services; however, another two men – aged 30 and 32 – travelling in the tray of the ute were swept downstream with the utility.
Their bodies were located in November further downstream from the causeway.
An investigation was commenced under Strike Force Dossetor – with officers attached to The Hume Police District and the Crash Investigation Unit – to investigate the circumstances surrounding the men’s deaths.
Following extensive inquiries, a 41-year-old man from Guildford was arrested at Merrylands Police Station about 10am on Tuesday, December 20.
He was charged with ‘two counts of manslaughter’ and ‘two counts of dangerous driving causing death’ and ‘one count of drive while suspended’.
The man was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday, December 21.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.