US EditionDiabetic Driver in Bid to Dodge Daylesford Crash Inquest
William Swale objects to giving evidence at the inquest into a crash that killed five and injured six patrons, focusing on his diabetes management and safe driving practices.
- A driver with diabetes ploughed into and killed five people outside the Royal Daylesford Hotel, and William Swale, 68, will object to giving evidence at the inquest next year.
- Mr Swale, a type-1 diabetic, suffered a severe hypoglycaemic episode that caused his blood sugar to plummet and he passed out behind the wheel of his BMW, mounting a kerb and driving into patrons in the Royal Daylesford Hotel beer garden.
- The inquest has been set down for next year with Mr Swale one of dozens of witnesses expected to be called to give evidence to the Coroners Court, examining his diabetes management, insulin, food and drink, blood glucose readings and monitoring-device alarms.
- Initially charged with 14 offences, William Swale, 68, saw all dismissed last year after a magistrate found his actions involuntary in the November 2023 crash.
- A hearing on December 16 will decide whether Mr Swale's section 57 objection stands, with Martin Amad querying if his client must attend and Rishi Nathwani KC saying, `Mr Nathwani said his` clear understanding was attendance was required.
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William Swale will attend Coroner's Court on December 16 as an inquest into a fatal crash killed five people at Royal Daylesford Hotel in 2023 begins.
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Diabetic driver in bid to dodge five-death inquest
A driver with diabetes who ploughed into and killed five people outside a pub will object to giving evidence after being called as a witness at an inquest.William Swale was initially charged with 14 offences, including five counts of culpable driving causing death, over the November 2023 crash in Daylesford, central Victoria.However, all of the offences were dismissed last year after a magistrate found Swale's actions were involuntary and the pr…
Daylesford pub crash driver ordered to explain why he’s refusing to help with inquest
A diabetic driver who killed five people when he ploughed his car into a Daylesford beer garden will be forced to explain why he is refusing to co-operate with a coronial investigation into the tragedy.
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