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The injured driver of a car involved in a double-fatal smash tried to discharge himself from hospital after he returned to consciousness.
Mother and daughter Karin Tritton, 56, and daughter Makayla, 18, were killed in the in Brisbane's east on Christmas Day.
Mark Veneris, 46, from Capalaba, has been charged with one count of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death and dangerous operation of a vehicle causing grievous bodily harm.
His out-of-control BMW veered over a median strip and collided with the car occupied by the Trittons, who were on their way to see relatives.
Sister Tarmeka, 23, and father Lawrence, 55, from Narangba, were taken to hospital.
Police are currently awaiting the results of a blood test to see whether Mr Veneris was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash.
Mr Veneris reportedly admitted to police having a history of drug and alcohol addiction.
Officers also allegedly found a "still warm" drug pipe inside his car, the Courier Mail reports.
It is understood that his father died in July last year.
Mr Veneris was granted bail at a hospital bedside hearing Tuesday.
Meanwhile Tarmeka and father Laurence remain in a stable condition in hospital. Tarmeka has a broken ankle, while Laurence is suffering from a fractured vertebrae.
The death of Karina and Makayla have left a local community in shock, with friends variously describing Makalya – a promising junior tenpin bowling representative – as "a beautiful soul", "selfless" and "loveable".
“I was absolutely crushed," best friend Maddy Kemp, 21, told the Courier Mail.
"Receiving that phone call broke me into so many pieces I couldn’t count.”
Senior Sergeant Lukia Serafim was among one of the first officers to reach the family and said "as a wife and a parent" she found the scene to be "very, very difficult to deal with".
Snr Sgt Serafim also described the painful task of having to answer one of the family member's ringing phones and speak to a relative, waiting at a lunch for the Trittons, just two minutes away.
Road Policing Command Superintendent David Johnson said the "horrendous" crash had left many "quite traumatised" – police officers included.
"A number of police officers were crying," he said yesterday.
A friend has told the Mail Mr Veneris has been struggling with the death of his father in July last year.
Two people have been killed and 97 injured on Queensland roads since the beginning of the Christmas period break on December 23.
Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/2...t-killed-mother-and-daughter-on-christmas-day
Mother and daughter Karin Tritton, 56, and daughter Makayla, 18, were killed in the in Brisbane's east on Christmas Day.
Mark Veneris, 46, from Capalaba, has been charged with one count of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death and dangerous operation of a vehicle causing grievous bodily harm.
His out-of-control BMW veered over a median strip and collided with the car occupied by the Trittons, who were on their way to see relatives.
Sister Tarmeka, 23, and father Lawrence, 55, from Narangba, were taken to hospital.
Police are currently awaiting the results of a blood test to see whether Mr Veneris was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash.
Mr Veneris reportedly admitted to police having a history of drug and alcohol addiction.
Officers also allegedly found a "still warm" drug pipe inside his car, the Courier Mail reports.
It is understood that his father died in July last year.
Mr Veneris was granted bail at a hospital bedside hearing Tuesday.
Meanwhile Tarmeka and father Laurence remain in a stable condition in hospital. Tarmeka has a broken ankle, while Laurence is suffering from a fractured vertebrae.
The death of Karina and Makayla have left a local community in shock, with friends variously describing Makalya – a promising junior tenpin bowling representative – as "a beautiful soul", "selfless" and "loveable".
“I was absolutely crushed," best friend Maddy Kemp, 21, told the Courier Mail.
"Receiving that phone call broke me into so many pieces I couldn’t count.”
Senior Sergeant Lukia Serafim was among one of the first officers to reach the family and said "as a wife and a parent" she found the scene to be "very, very difficult to deal with".
Snr Sgt Serafim also described the painful task of having to answer one of the family member's ringing phones and speak to a relative, waiting at a lunch for the Trittons, just two minutes away.
Road Policing Command Superintendent David Johnson said the "horrendous" crash had left many "quite traumatised" – police officers included.
"A number of police officers were crying," he said yesterday.
A friend has told the Mail Mr Veneris has been struggling with the death of his father in July last year.
Two people have been killed and 97 injured on Queensland roads since the beginning of the Christmas period break on December 23.
Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/2...t-killed-mother-and-daughter-on-christmas-day
