A truck driver suffered a diabetic episode earlier than his B-double misplaced management and slammed right into a relaxation cease within the Macarthur Area of NSW, killing a younger lady, a courtroom has heard.
As we speak, Brendan Lidgard, the person behind the wheel when the truck crashed in Menangle, injuring three others, went on trial.
The courtroom was instructed Mr Lidgard, who has been dwelling with diabetes for practically 30 years, allegedly self-prescribed an additional dose of insulin about an hour earlier than the crash.
On July 10, 2020, the B-double he drove for concrete firm Boral was seen swerving alongside the Hume Freeway for as much as two kilometres.
Different automobiles tried to cease the automobile from careering into the remaining cease, however the truck slammed right into a tree, a pole, and three automobiles – killing an eight-year-old lady and critically injuring three adults.
As we speak the courtroom heard Mr Lidgard was on a regime of 4 doses of insulin a day however about an hour earlier than the crash, he allegedly prescribed himself a fifth, which induced a hypoglycemic episode whereas behind the wheel.
Prosecutor Monica Knowles argued the daddy had a historical past of diabetic shocks and knew the dangers of taking an excessive amount of treatment.
Throughout an interview with police, Mr Lidgard allegedly admitted to giving himself the additional insulin to stability out a snack and the beers he anticipated consuming when he bought dwelling.
He has pleaded not responsible to 4 costs, together with harmful driving occasioning dying.
His defence might be revealed tomorrow.