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Man pleads guilty to culpable driving after fatal Comic Con crash

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Man pleads guilty to culpable driving after fatal Comic Con crash. (2026, September 29). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/awer-dau-pleads-guilty-after-comic-con-death/107207568

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Awer Dau, aged 34, has entered a guilty plea for culpable driving causing death following a collision outside the Supanova Comic Con event in Melbourne. The incident resulted in the death of a 20-year-old man from Keysborough who was walking away from the convention when he was struck by Dau’s vehicle. Dau will next appear in the County Court in February to face sentencing for his actions.
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Story summary

Awer Dau, 34, pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death after a collision outside Supanova Comic Con in Melbourne earlier this year. The accident resulted in the death of a 20-year-old man from Keysborough who was leaving the convention when he was hit by Dau's car. Dau will face sentencing at the County Court in February 2024.

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Topics

Keysborough Melbourne Supanova Supanova Comic Con the County Court

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Awer Dau PERSON · 1× Dau PERSON · 1× Keysborough GPE · 1× Melbourne GPE · 1× Supanova ORG · 1× the County Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

Man pleads guilty to culpable driving causing death after collision outside Supanova Comic Con In short: Awer Dau, 34, has pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death after he hit and killed a young pedestrian outside a major pop culture convention in Melbourne earlier this year.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-29
2026-09-29 · ABC News (AU)
Man pleads guilty to culpable driving after fatal Comic Con crash · assertive framing

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Man pleads guilty to culpable driving causing death after collision outside Supanova Comic Con In short: Awer Dau, 34, has pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death after he hit and killed a young pedestrian outside a major pop culture convention in Melbourne earlier this year. asserted
he → plead → Melbourne
A 20-year-old man from Keysborough died after being struck by the car while leaving the Supanova comic convention. What's next? asserted
What → die → convention
Mr Dau is scheduled to appear in the County Court in February next year. asserted
Dau → schedule → February
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