Police make arrest after Baldivis fatal crash

Officers from the Major Crash Investigation Section have charged a 29-year-old woman as a result of their investigation into a fatal crash that occurred in Baldivis on Wednesday, 11 January 2023.

It is alleged about 11.50pm, the woman was the driver of a Nissan Maxima that collided with a Nissan X-Trail on the Kwinana Freeway. The 21-year-old female driver of the Nissan X-Trail died at the scene.

The 29-year-old woman from Bayswater has been charged with:-

• Drove a Motor Vehicle under the Influence of Drugs, and

• Manslaughter.

She is due to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today, 16 March 2023.

If you or anyone you know has been affected by a road crash, contact Road Trauma Support WA on 1300 004 814.

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