This episode was released in January 2023 to coincide with the Tour Down Under event and an increase in cyclists using our roads during the warmer months.  Byron Gordon was the first life lost on South Australian roads of 1 January 2021.  He was cycling with good mate, Geoffrey Doe, along Seaview Road, Henley Beach.  It was then that a vehicle crossed onto the incorrect side of the road, narrowly missing Geoff and stuck Byron.  Geoff and witnesses immediately commenced CPR on Byron but despite their efforts, Byron died at the crash scene. Bryon was a GP at the Kingston ..read more

Kristalle Dumesny was 18 years old when her car collided with a truck after the 2017 Easter long weekend. Kristalle received fatal injuries and sadly died at the scene.  She was driving home from her family’s holiday home when she failed to give way to a heavy vehicle at the intersection of the Augusta Highway and Copper Coast Highway, Port Augusta.  Her father Steve Dumesny saw the crash site on a media report and knew that it was his daughter’s vehicle.  He then phoned his good mate Superintendent Scott Denny who was the Office in Charge of the Local Service Area where the cra ..read more

This is the story of Nicholas Holbrook, known to his friends as 'Nick'. At just 18, the friendly and outgoing teen was tragically killed in a single car crash on West Lakes Blvd, West Lakes. The car, driven by Nick's best mate Phillip, smashed into a tree at speed trapping Nick in the passenger seat. While Phillip sustained only minor injuries, Nick passed away in the early hours of Friday, 12 June 2009. In this debut episode of our 'Fatal Five' podcast, Nick's parents Glynis and Michael speak openly about their loss and the ongoing pain they still experience, Phillip shares his pain in learni ..read more