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'Absence of Safety Features': How Bryce Dridan Was Found Not Guilty of Teen's Death

Jurors rejected claims that a mechanical failure and methamphetamine made Dridan grossly negligent in the crash that killed 18-year-old Trent DeZoete.

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Ballarat driver Bryce Dridan is acquitted over the fatal Stawell burnout crash. Read the full County Court defence arguments on event safety flaws here.

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Victorian man found not guilty after fatal crash at 2023 burnout event

A 29-year-old Ballarat man has been found not guilty in relation to a fatal crash at a burnout event in Stawell in 2023.

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'Absence of safety features': how Bryce Dridan was found not guilty of teen's death

Ballarat driver Bryce Dridan is acquitted over the fatal Stawell burnout crash. Read the full County Court defence arguments on event safety flaws here.

·Ballarat City, Australia
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The Courier broke the news in Ballarat City, Australia on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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