AUSTRALIAN GUITARIST CHARGED OVER BANDMATE’S DEATH
The bass player of Australian rockers THE RED SHORE has been charged over a car crash which killed the group’s lead singer and a roadie.
Jamie Hope is accused of negligent driving causing death and grievous bodily harm.
Hope was driving the band’s tour van when it veered off a road and plunged down an embankment before crashing into a tree, killing Damien Morris, 27, and roadie Andy Milner, 22. Morris died at the scene, while Milner passed away later on in hospital.
On Thursday (17Apr08), Hope was charged with two counts of negligent driving causing death and three counts of negligent driving causing grievous bodily harm. Negligent driving causing death carries a maximum penalty of 18 months’ jail and/or a AUS$3,300 ($3,066; £1,533) fine in New South Wales. He will appear in court on 4 August (08).
The charges come just ahead of the band’s first national tour since the tragedy.
A note on the band’s MySpace page reads, "Words cannot express our pain and frustration over these events, but the support we have received from everyone has been absolutely amazing. We would like to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts."
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