Jack Bowd denies being driver in fatal Newell Highway crash which killed four people
Jack Bowd is standing trial in the Dubbo District Court for four counts of dangerous driving causing death following a 2024 crash on the Newell Highway. Prosecutors allege Bowd was speeding and consuming alcohol while driving his friends to a veterinary clinic after a hunting accident.
Why it matters
The case highlights issues of road safety and the legal consequences of reckless driving resulting in multiple fatalities.
Jack Bowd (right) is accused of dangerous driving causing the death of four people on the Newell Highway near Tomingley in 2024. ( ABC Western Plains: Zaarkacha Marlan )
Jack Bowd has pleaded not guilty to four counts of dangerous driving causing death after a crash on the Newell Highway, south of Dubbo, in September 2024.
The Dubbo District Court today heard the 25-year-old and his friends abandoned a hunting trip and were driving an injured dog to a vet before the crash.
The trial continues before Judge Michael Smith.
Link copied Share Share article A man charged over a crash that killed four people was allegedly filmed by passengers driving at 160 kilometres an hour while holding an alcoholic drink in the lead-up to the deadly impact, a court has heard.
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