Mother charged after crash killed her 11-year-old daughter

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 11:03 · Archive

A 35-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated causing death by dangerous driving after a collision in Adelaide killed her 11-year-old daughter Delilah Peterson.

A 35-year-old Christie Downs woman has been charged with aggravated causing death by dangerous driving and aggravated causing harm by dangerous driving after a collision on Commercial Road in Moana on 22 September at about 6.45pm. Her 11-year-old daughter Delilah, who was a passenger in the Nissan sedan she was driving, died at the scene when it collided with a Subaru station wagon.

The mother was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the Subaru, a 37-year-old Seaford Meadows man, suffered minor injuries and was later discharged. The woman was arrested on Wednesday and lost her licence. She was bailed to appear in Christies Beach Magistrates Court in November while major crash investigators continue to examine the circumstances of the collision.

Delilah's death has prompted an outpouring of grief from the community. A fundraiser established to help the family with funeral costs described her as 'a truly special little girl' who was 'extremely smart, loving, curious and full of life'.

How it is being reported

• Mother charged after Moana crash killed 11-year-old Delilah Peterson in Adelaide’s southA mother has been charged over the crash that killed her 11-year-old daughter and devastated a community.Perth Now · 14 Oct, 10:51
• Mother charged after Moana crash killed 11-year-old Delilah Peterson in Adelaide’s southA mother has been charged over the crash that killed her 11-year-old daughter and devastated a community.The West Australian · 14 Oct, 10:50

In this story: Delilah Peterson · South Australia Police · Adelaide · Moana · Christie Downs

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