Driver charged over rider's death

Driver charged over rider's death

A man has been charged with dangerous driving over a head-on crash which killed a teenage motorcyclist.

The 18-year-old Serpentine man was driving a silver Ford Ranger east on Karnup Road in Hopelands about 6.55pm on April 20 when it struck a red Kawasaki motorcycle, travelling in the opposite direction.

The 17-year-pld rider, who was from Port Kennedy, died at the scene.

The car's driver has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning death and is due to appear in Rockingham Magistrate's Court on May 27.


Major Crash officers have charged a driver in relation to a crash which occurred on Karnup Road in Hopelands on Monday 20 April 2015 at 6.55pm.