Truck driver who hit pedestrians in Southbank gets bail
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A Wyndham Vale truck driver who has been granted bail said he âfelt a bumpâ during a collision which left two people seriously injured in Southbank on Thursday evening.
Frank Rogers, 64, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday afternoon charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing serious injury.
Frank Rogers leaving the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday.
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Police allege Mr Rogers was turning his B-double tanker left from City Road into Power Street on Thursday night when he mounted the kerb and hit a traffic light, which fell to the ground.
09:55 EDT, 8 May 2021
A truck driver charged with two counts of dangerous driving after allegedly mowing down four pedestrians and a delivery driver at a busy intersection - leaving one fighting for life - has been granted bail.
Frank Rogers, 64, allegedly failed to stop to help the injured pedestrians and drove on for 23km after the crash near the intersection of City Road and Power Street at Southbank in Melbourne about 7pm Thursday night.
Magistrate David Starvaggi granted bail on Saturday on the condition Mr Rogers does not drive a truck or any vehicle more than 4.5 tonnes or that is towing a trailer, reports the ABC.
No conviction for Essendon fan over death threats to Richmond star
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A keyboard warrior who emailed abusive messages and death threats to Richmond defender Dylan Grimes will avoid a conviction on the condition he write an apology to the premiership footballer and his wife.
Essendon fan Andrew Alexander sent Grimes a series of abusive emails, including threats the player was f -ed and f -ing dead , and then mentioned death threats in an email he sent to the winery the footballer runs with his wife.
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