Crash Investigations Unit officers have charged a man with allegedly being an accessory to a fatal crash in the state's north earlier this year.
About 10pm on Wednesday 26 March 2025, emergency services were called to Droneys Bridge Road, Fairy Hill, following reports of a single vehicle crash.
Officers attached to Richmond Police District attended and found a vehicle submerged in the Richmond River.
Police inquiries led them to believe the vehicle was travelling along Droneys Bridge Road, before it left the roadway.
The alleged driver – a 23-year-old woman – was able to self-extricate. She was uninjured.
With assistance from Police Rescue and NSW SES crews, the vehicle was retrieved from the water.
The bodies of two men - aged 26 and 27 - were located inside the vehicle.
Police established a crime scene, and officers attached to Crash Investigation Unit commenced strike force Gibbons to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
As part of extensive inquiries, strike force investigators charged the 23-year-old for her alleged role in the fatal crash. She remains before the courts.
Following further investigation, strike force officers arrested a 44-year-old man at a home on Summerland Way, Casino, about 7.20pm yesterday (Tuesday 25 November 2025).
He was taken to Casino Police Station where he was charged with being an accessory after the fact to dangerous driving occasioning death and breach of bail.
Police will allege in court the man attempted to help the driver avoid arrest and disrupted the investigation.
The man was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Local Court today (Wednesday 26 November 2025).
