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Man charged over Brisbane River boat crash that led to woman’s death
A Queensland man has been charged after his aluminium dinghy allegedly crashed into a private jetty last year, leading to a woman’s death.
Police claim the dinghy, with four people on board, hit the jetty at the rear of a house on Laurel Avenue in Chelmer, near the intersection with Jarrott Street, about 4.40pm on November 4.
The crash occurred at the rear of a Laurel Avenue home, near the intersection with Jarrott Street in Chelmer.Credit:Google Maps
A 21-year-old Ipswich woman died at the scene. Two men and a child were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
A Thorneside man, 46, has been charged with dangerous operation of a vessel causing death, driving a vessel without a licence, and failing to provide a blood specimen.
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