Tyrell Edwards, 18, was behind the wheel of the Nissan Navara ute when it veered off the road and slammed into a tree in Buxton, near Picton, southwest of Sydney on Tuesday night.
Veteran journalist Peter Overton has gone off script and made a plea for parents to sit down and watch the news with their children after a tragic car crash that killed five teenagers.
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