14 June 2008

Man denied bail over fatal hit-and-run

A man who has been refused bail over charges relating to a hit and run which propelled a 16-year-old father 45 metres to his death, has a litany of serious driving convictions to his name, a Sydney court has been told.

Ismail Khodr, 32, from Yagoona in Sydney's south-west, handed himself into police on Friday afternoon over the death of Jerry Ngaronoa.

He has been charged with failing to stop and render assistance and driving while disqualified.

Mr Ngaronoa was killed when hit by a car after running onto the Hume Highway at Casula about 12.45am (AEST) on Thursday.

Khodr applied for bail at Parramatta bail court on Saturday but it was refused by Magistrate Craig Thompson.

A statement of facts tendered to the court by police said Mr Ngaronoa had argued with Sincerely Karaitiana-Turnbull, the 15-year-old mother of his five-month-old daughter Breeze and left their nearby home in only a blanket.

He then laid down in the middle of three southbound lanes on the Hume Highway, the facts read.

He got up to punch a car that had slowed past him, witnesses report.

About 12.45am a charcoal coloured Holden Commodore driven by Khodr hit Mr Ngaronoa, the facts said.

"The deceased was propelled approximately 45 metres causing multiple fatal injuries," they said.

Khodr told police he "run over an object" and after 400 metres he went back to see what he was.

But when he saw the police gathered at the scene he "just panicked and took off".

Khodr, who was driving his ex-girlfriend's car at the time, has been disqualified from driving since being convicted of driving vehicle reckless/furiously in March 2006.

He also has a number of other driving convictions, breaches of bail and assault charges and operates under 21 different aliases.

He has served four years over an incident when he drove a car at someone, the facts read.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Andrew Pike told the court Khodr should not be released because he was on breach of bail when the accident happened.

"We're not trying to sensationalise this matter, it's a tragedy, but it could be summed up in one comment: he should never have been driving," Sergeant Pike told the court.

"If he was following court orders and not driving, the young man would still be alive."

Khodr's lawyer Robert Tricca made a statement on behalf of his client and his family, who were in court, saying they were distraught over the "tragic accident".

However, Mr Thompson refused Khodr's bail application saying: "I believe the likelihood of further offences, particularly of driving while disqualified, is a possibility."

Khodr sat with his head in his hands throughout proceeding and was crying when he was led away from the dock.

He was remanded in custody to the Liverpool Local Court on June 25.

ninemsn 14 Jun 2008

Pure TpT, operating under 21 aliases !!! Why?? the law should throw away the key, BUT in typical fashion they will say he can be rehabilitated. These type of people can't. Trust our law to fail us AGAIN. But then agan it TpT that killed another TpT, so it's nature taking care of itself. Nothing to worry about.

2 comments:

OZY PRIDE said...

For your information, this was not a case where the driver was at fault, it is in fact a case where the young person was laying in the middle lane of the Hume Highway, not to mention stark naked, wrapped in a mink blanket, excessively drunk and stoned. The driver was not dangerous driving nor negligent driving, nor speeding (nor did he have alcohol or other drugs in his system)and was in fact coming home to his family after a night shift. The only discrepancy with the driver was that he was unlicensed. How many people do you know right now that are unlicensed driving, it happens. The child was laying in the middle of the highway at 1.00am on a rainy night. Prior to being hit by the vehicle, he had had a fight with his then girlfriend and decided that this was obviously too much for him where he made a drunk and stoned decision to lay in the middle of the road and await death. So the child is drunk and stoned, the driver is unlicensed and the parents are where????? to take responsibility of a 15 year old drinking with his dad and having cones on grand final night?????? The only victim in all of this mess is in natural fact the DAUGHTER BREEZE and the DRIVER (of course had he not been disqualified driving). If any licensed person had run that child over there would not have been fault on anyone but the child himself and maybe the parents.

OZY PRIDE said...

For your information, this was not a case where the driver was at fault, it is in fact a case where the young person was laying in the middle lane of the Hume Highway, not to mention stark naked, wrapped in a mink blanket, excessively drunk and stoned. The driver was not dangerous driving nor negligent driving, nor speeding (nor did he have alcohol or other drugs in his system)and was in fact coming home to his family after a night shift. The only discrepancy with the driver was that he was unlicensed. How many people do you know right now that are unlicensed driving, it happens. The child was laying in the middle of the highway at 1.00am on a rainy night. Prior to being hit by the vehicle, he had had a fight with his then girlfriend and decided that this was obviously too much for him where he made a drunk and stoned decision to lay in the middle of the road and await death. So the child is drunk and stoned, the driver is unlicensed and the parents are where????? to take responsibility of a 15 year old drinking with his dad and having cones on grand final night?????? The only victim in all of this mess is in natural fact the DAUGHTER BREEZE and the DRIVER (of course had he not been disqualified driving). If any licensed person had run that child over there would not have been fault on anyone but the child himself and maybe the parents. Also the 21 alais part is not a fact, it was made up by the police to have the drivers bail refused..