A youngster has been recognized because the alleged driver liable for killing the 18-year-old son of SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens at a schoolies celebration.
Charlie Stevens, 18, was in Goolwa Seashore celebrating schoolies on Friday when he was allegedly struck by a automobile on Seashore Rd at about 9pm.
The teenager suffered severe accidents and was flown to Flinders Medical Centre the place it was discovered he had sustained an “irreversible mind damage”.
His family rushed from throughout the nation to be by his aspect for his remaining moments and confirmed shortly earlier than 9pm on Saturday he had died.
An 18-year-old Encounter Bay man was arrested and charged over the alleged incident.
He has since been recognized by The Adelaide Advertiser as Dhirren Randhawa.
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{The teenager} is anticipated to face Christies Seashore Magistrates Court on Monday on prices of inflicting demise by harmful driving, aggravated driving with out due care, leaving the scene of a severe crash and failing to actually reply questions.
Charlie’s mom Emma Stevens paid a heartbreaking tribute to her son on Fb, writing: “Ceaselessly 18 my stunning boy, going to overlook you and love you for ever.”
In a household assertion from Sunday evening shared by SA Police, Mr and Mrs Stevens thanked the police, first responders and different emergency providers employees who attended the incident.
“The Stevens household additionally want to thank the broader neighborhood for his or her assist throughout this troublesome time specifically the household acknowledge the devoted workers on the Flinders Medical Centre for his or her care and assist of Charlie and his household and buddies.”
Charlie’s older brother Tom paid tribute to his “finest mate” in an Instagram submit.
“My finest mate, my largest rival, my primary fan, my little brother Charlie,” he wrote.
“It breaks my coronary heart my days of being an enormous brother have come to an finish.”
The president of Goodwood Saints Soccer Membership, the place Mr Stevens is a cherished member of the AFL neighborhood, despatched out a submit to members of the membership to share the “tragic” information.
“Charlie has at all times been an effervescent presence and a pleasure to teach, and effectively cherished inside and out of doors his workforce,” President Jordan Dodd stated in a submit to Fb on Saturday evening.
“Our love and ideas are with Grant and Emma, children Sophie, Dylan, Josh and Tom and their household and buddies all through this extraordinarily troublesome time.
“No phrases may quantify the ache that you just should be feeling, and the entire of the membership is right here alongside you.
Psychological well being assist packages have been made obtainable for gamers and households, significantly inside the underneath 17.5 boys workforce and their households within the coming days.
Deputy Commissioner Linda Williams broke down in tears as she revealed Charlie’s identification to the media on Saturday morning, alongside the premier.
“As you’ll be able to think about, this can be a very troublesome assertion,” she stated.
“We at all times discuss this taking place to different individuals however the actuality is it may occur to anybody, any household or anybody in the neighborhood.
“The sense of grief is at all times monumental.”
Premier Peter Malinauskas stated he and the South Australian neighborhood stood with Commissioner Stevens and his household.
“Grant Stevens has served South Australia as a member of South Australian Police for over 14 years,” he stated.
“His entire life he has devoted himself to defending others, defending South Australians from evil …
“We additionally typically discover ourselves desperately wishing unhealthy issues don’t occur to good individuals, however that’s the case, and that is clearly an instance of it.”
Federal Opposition Chief Peter Dutton, a former police officer, has shared his heartbreak.
“My ideas and prayers are with the Stevens household following the horrible and tragic accident involving their son Charlie. Grant and his household have given a lot to the individuals of SA and this can be a actually heartbreaking occasion,” he stated.
State Liberal chief David Speirs known as on South Australians to rally behind the Stevens household.
“One other day and extra tragic information for our South Australian Police neighborhood,” he stated.
“In a single day there’s been a heartbreaking incident at Schoolies pageant at Goolwa. My ideas are with Police Commissioner Grant Stevens and his household as they cope with this unhappy and troublesome time.
“Grant has been an distinctive chief in South Australia by way of robust instances. Now he wants our assist.”
It has been a horror yr for South Australia’s highway toll, with the state now recording 101 deaths after a person and a girl died in a automobile crash in Willalooka on Saturday.
The fatality determine was 61 for a similar interval final yr.
Charlie Stevens had simply begun work as an apprentice carpenter, a job he “very a lot cherished”.
The tragedy comes after Commissioner Stevens spoke to the media at size on Friday, previous to the incident involving his son, concerning the demise of a police officer within the city of Senior.
In what he known as a “devastating day for South Australia Police”, Commissioner Stevens confirmed that 53-year-old Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig had been fatally shot after attending a rural property the place he was confronted by an armed suspect.
One other police officer, Sergeant Michael Hutchinson, was additionally shot, in addition to the 26-year-old occupant later recognized as Jaydn Stimson.
It marked the primary time a serving police officer had been killed within the line of responsibility within the state for greater than 20 years.
