A tragic incident led to the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child after they were hit by a vehicle while crossing a car park entrance. The woman, who was eight months pregnant, was with her husband and three-year-old son at the car park entrance on George Street in Hornsby, north Sydney, around 8pm on Friday. A teenage driver with a provisional license has been charged and could face up to 10 years in prison for the collision.
Reports indicate that a Kia Carnival had stopped to let the family cross when a white BMW, driven by a P-plate driver, rear-ended the Kia, causing it to hit the woman. Emergency services attended to the 33-year-old woman and rushed her to Westmead Hospital in critical condition, but unfortunately, both she and her baby did not survive.
Assistant Commissioner David Driver of the NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol Command described the crash as “very confronting” for emergency responders, emphasizing the tragic loss of life, especially when children are involved.
The P-plate driver, Aaron Papazoglu, received hospital treatment and was later discharged to his home in Wahroonga. Following the examination of dashcam footage, police arrested the 19-year-old on Millewa Avenue in Wahroonga. Papazoglu faces charges of dangerous driving causing death, negligent driving resulting in death, and causing the loss of a fetus – the death of a pregnant woman under Zoe’s Law.
Papazoglu is currently in custody and is scheduled to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.