The lone known survivor is being kept under police watch in the hospital, and police are probing a horrific wreck in Queensland where three individuals were killed as a possible domestic violence incident.
For his role in the 4 a.m. collision with two other vehicles in the southbound lane of the Bruce Highway near Federal, west of Noosa, Rafferty Rolfe, 25, is under investigation.
In relation to the alleged armed robbery of a white Isuzu MU-X that was involved in the collision, Rolfe was charged tonight.
The Isuzu was observed attempting to ram a silver Nissan Navara driven by a 65-year-old man driver and Gypsy Satterley, 25, who police have verified was Rolfe’s girlfriend, hours after it had been stolen.
Rolfe may have been operating the Isuzu, but police have not yet confirmed this.
The Great Wall ute, which was carrying alpaca farmer Jessica Townley, 38, when the Isuzu and Navara crossed the street.
The 65-year-old male, Satterley, and Townley all passed away in a single instant.
Detective Inspector Ben Fadian said, “This is devastating for them and the first responders who have come to this location.”
The sadness is that three persons have now passed away, along with the consequences for their families.
Rolfe was rushed to a hospital with a head injuries after being discovered “in the vicinity” of the Isuzu, according to the police, and is still being watched over by officers.
Police knew Rolfe, according to Fadian.
An estimated 30 kilometers before the collision, on Young Street in Gympie, the Isuzu had allegedly been stolen.
Bec Alexander and her three children were getting into the car to leave the store when a man with a knife is said to have approached and demanded the car.
She obeyed, removing her children from the vehicle before he left.
“I was carjacked with three kids in the car,” Alexander wrote on Facebook. The kids and I fled after a knife was pulled, but my car was taken! Please, everyone, keep an eye out.
Police attempted to catch up with the automobile, but it escaped.
“That vehicle was driving erratically after that,” Fadian added. “Police received reports of that.”
When the deadly collision happened at 4 am on the Bruce Highway, the Isuzu was next seen with certainty.
Today said that one witness had drove past the collision shortly after it had taken place.
“We just saw this car completely just squished up against the concrete, between the two different lanes,” she recalled.
Rolfe is accused of committing one crime of armed robbery with violence.
On Monday, he is expected to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court.
