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Father describes ‘deafening silence’ after crying out for wife, son who died in horror truck smash
A grieving father has told a court of his anguish at having to repeatedly tell his son, who had traumatic brain injuries, that half his family had died in a horror smash.
Key points:
- Truck driver Michael Knowler of Western Australia pleaded guilty to causing the deaths
- Mr Knowler’s lawyer said his client was unfamiliar with the road and had become distracted by a GPS
- Anthony West had to repeatedly tell his surviving son that his mother and brother had died in the crash
Jessica West, 37, and her son, Deighton, five, were killed when a prime mover, driven by Michael Knowler, ploughed into their car in December 2019.
Her husband, Anthony, and the couple’s oldest son, Oakley, survived the crash.
Mr Knowler, 60, faced a pre-sentence hearing in…
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