Woman charged with manslaughter the morning of alleged road
A 41-year-old woman has been charged with manslaughter following a fatal road-rage incident in Bega, New South Wales. Police allege the woman reversed her vehicle into a 73-year-old man after an argument.
Why it matters
The case highlights the severe consequences of road-rage incidents and the ongoing legal process following a tragic death.
Trevor Fleet (right) died in hospital after the alleged road rage incident. ( Supplied )
A 41-year-old woman has been charged with manslaughter after an alleged hit-and-run at Bega in southern NSW.
Police allege 73-year-old Eden man Trevor Gordon Fleet died after being struck by a silver Holden SUV following an argument.
Melinda Jane Avison did not apply for bail and will face court again on December 15.
Link copied Share Share article A woman remains in custody after being charged with manslaughter following an alleged road-rage incident on the NSW Far South Coast.
Police allege Melinda Jane Avison reversed into 73-year-old Eden man Trevor Gordon Fleet with her silver Holden SUV following an argument on Newtown Road near the intersection of the Princes Highway at Bega on August 31.
The suspected hit-and-run occurred on Newtown Road in Bega in August. ( ABC South East NSW: Adriane Reardon )
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