Man charged following Kialla crash

Published:
Friday, 29 August 2025 at 5:51 pm

Shepparton Highway Patrol officers have charged a man following a crash in Kialla earlier this year.

Emergency services were called to reports a Holden utility crashed into a light pole before striking multiple trees along the Goulburn Valley Highway near Riverview Drive at about 11.15pm on 3 July.

The driver of the Holden, an 18-year-old Mickleham man, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

His passengers, a 19-year-old Shepparton man and a 19-year-old Shepparton woman, were both taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The 18-year-old man has since been charged with 11 offences, including:

  • (x 2) negligently cause serious injury

  • (x 2) dangerous driving causing serious injury

  • reckless conduct endangering life

  • endangering persons

  • exceed prescribed concentration of drugs

  • drive speed dangerous

  • driving or using an unregistered motor vehicle

  • fail to ensure passenger occupy seat/seatbelt

He was bailed to appear before Shepparton Magistrates’ Court on 29 August.

Katherine McLeod

Media Unit

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