Speed camera operator charged after near head-on crash

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 02:33 · Archive

A mobile speed camera operator in Western Australia has been charged with reckless driving after allegedly overtaking a road train and forcing an oncoming car to slow down and move onto the shoulder to avoid a head-on collision.

The incident occurred about noon on 29 September on the Great Eastern Highway between Tammin and Cunderdin in the Wheatbelt. The camera operator's work vehicle, a specially fitted Isuzu D-Max owned by the Road Safety Commission, was initially impounded following the incident.

An application for the vehicle's release was approved on 12 October because of the specialised camera equipment it carries for road safety purposes. The 67-year-old operator's personal vehicle was substituted in its place whilst the impound was in effect.

The man will face Northam Magistrates Court on 14 December to answer the reckless driving charge.

How it is being reported

• Wheatbelt mobile speed camera operator charged after allegedly causing near head-on crashA mobile speed camera operator working in the Wheatbelt has been charged with a dangerous driving offence — and had his work vehicle impounded, speed camera and all.The West Australian · 15 Oct, 02:10
• Wheatbelt mobile speed camera operator charged after allegedly causing near head-on crashA mobile speed camera operator working in the Wheatbelt has been charged with a dangerous driving offence — and had his work vehicle impounded, speed camera and all.Perth Now · 15 Oct, 02:10

In this story: Road Safety Commission · Great Eastern Highway · Tammin · Cunderdin · Northam Magistrates Court · Wheatbelt

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