Remi had loving parents and a birth certificate. But he was not considered a person

Remi had loving parents and a birth certificate. But he was not considered a person

Remi Matthew Aldridge died in a car crash that catastrophically injured his mother and killed a little girl – but under Victorian law,he was not considered a human being.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola

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‘Everything changed in one moment’:What makes a car crash so deadly?
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‘Everything changed in one moment’:What makes a car crash so deadly?

Vehicle collisions kill an average of three people a day in Australia. Drivers are often the focus of blame but other factors can play a part,including the design of the roads we hurtle along.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Dashcam captures 160km/h fatal smash as driver jailed for 10 years

Dashcam captures 160km/h fatal smash as driver jailed for 10 years

As cars passed through a Ferntree Gully intersection Mathew Dyer,high on ice and unlicensed,sped up causing a violent crash that killed his passenger.

  • byErin Pearson
Why Melburnians are twice as likely to die in crashes than people in other cities

Why Melburnians are twice as likely to die in crashes than people in other cities

Our sprawling geography and love for car trips are making our roads a danger zone,and speed limits are the elephant in the room of making them safer.

  • byPatrick Hatch
‘Ridiculous’:Police chief dismisses 30km/h trial as an answer to soaring road toll

‘Ridiculous’:Police chief dismisses 30km/h trial as an answer to soaring road toll

Yarra council is dropping speed limits for safety,but the chief commissioner says the move won’t make a difference to road trauma and no one will obey it.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andPatrick Hatch
Four mates came to Victoria to earn money for an easier life. They will never return home

Four mates came to Victoria to earn money for an easier life. They will never return home

The girlfriend of a young man who died in Victoria had been planning their future for when he returned from Australia,now she’s trying to accept he - and his three mates - are not coming home.

  • byAlex Crowe
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Never coming home – a fiancee’s devastation amid Victoria’s rising road toll

Never coming home – a fiancee’s devastation amid Victoria’s rising road toll

David Gasologa’s fiancee was waiting for him to return home from his work in Australia,until a fiery car crash claimed his life at the weekend.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
‘Unacceptable carnage’ on country roads as six people die in crashes in rural Victoria

‘Unacceptable carnage’ on country roads as six people die in crashes in rural Victoria

Four people from central Victoria died after their rental car lost control and burst into flames in Piries,near Mansfield. Police said it could have been hours before someone noticed the burnt-out car.

  • byRoy Ward
Daylesford never forgets its tragedies,but for now there is only shock

Daylesford never forgets its tragedies,but for now there is only shock

Such sudden ghastliness as the crash that claimed five lives is not supposed to happen in full view of tourists and contented townsfolk in such a lovely little town.

  • byTony Wright
Had it with Melbourne’s overpriced toll roads? Here’s how to make them cheaper

Had it with Melbourne’s overpriced toll roads? Here’s how to make them cheaper

Transurban only became the world’s wealthiest toll-road Frankenstein because our state governments are strapped for cash.

  • byStephen Mayne
‘Highly distressing’ scene after teenagers killed in Father’s Day dirt bike crash

‘Highly distressing’ scene after teenagers killed in Father’s Day dirt bike crash

A children’s birthday party ended with the deaths of two teen cousins who collided into each other while riding unregistered dirt bikes in Melbourne’s north-west on Sunday. The father of one of the teens was injured driving to the scene.

  • byAshleigh McMillan andRoy Ward