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Subscriber only I ll never forget that stomach churning feeling as I drove past the scene of a horrendous crash which claimed the life of five-year-old twins and their grandmother at Woombye in 2009. The deaths of Grace and Jessica Hornby, along with their grandmother Denise Mansell, rocked the Sunshine Coast community and sparked a campaign which ultimately led to the installation of permanent speed cameras. Watching the debate around Palmwoods notorious intersection in recent days, I couldn t help thinking to myself does someone really have to die again until authorities take action? Our family used to live in Palmwoods, I know that intersection well.
Palmwoods campaign brings back twins deaths memory
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Palmwoods campaign brings back twins deaths memory
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From a “clown on a moped” who made it only 100m to a man who led dozens of officers on a high speed chase across the Coast, here are seven people who tried to outrun the law.
‘Disgraced’ dad jailed for high on ice police chase
A father who led police on a wild chase across the Coast was armed and high on ice.
Gary Anthony Barker, then 38, was jailed for more than three years in June last year, after pleading guilty to 10 charges including dangerously operating a vehicle while adversely affected by an intoxicating substance.