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Woman charged over crash that claimed life of 11yo girl

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Woman charged over crash that claimed life of 11yo girl. (2026, October 14). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-14/driver-charged-over-moana-crash-that-killed-11yo-girl/107267050

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A 35-year-old woman from Christie Downs was arrested and charged with aggravated causing death by dangerous driving after a two-car collision on September 22 near Moana, Adelaide, which resulted in the death of an 11-year-old girl who was her passenger. The driver of the other vehicle, a 37-year-old man from Seaford Meadows, sustained minor injuries and was released from hospital shortly after. Major crash investigators are still examining the incident.

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An 11-year-old girl named Delilah Peterson died at the scene of a head-on collision involving a Nissan sedan and a Subaru station wagon in Moana, Adelaide's south, on September 22. The driver of the Nissan, identified as her mother Sarah Wallace, was arrested and charged with aggravated causing death by dangerous driving and aggravated causing harm by dangerous driving on October 14. Emergency services were called to Commercial Road at about 6:45 pm; Wallace suffered serious injuries but is now in hospital, while the driver of the Subaru sustained minor injuries and has been discharged. Wallace was bailed to appear in Christies Beach Magistrates Court on November 12. Major Crash investigators are continuing their examination of the crash's circumstances.

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Topics

Adelaide Moana Nissan South Australia Subaru

Subjects

Nissan ORG · 2× Subaru ORG · 2× Adelaide GPE · 1× Christie Downs GPE · 1× Moana GPE · 1× Seaford Meadows GPE · 1× South Australia GPE · 1× the Christies Beach Magistrates Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

South Australia Police said the woman was driving a Nissan sedan in which the girl was a passenger when it was involved in a collision with a Subaru station wagon at Moana on September 22.

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2026-10-14 · ABC News (AU)

Woman charged over crash that claimed life of 11yo girl · assertive framing

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A woman has been arrested over a two-car crash in which an 11-year-old girl was killed in Adelaide's south last month. asserted

girl → arrest → south

South Australia Police said the woman was driving a Nissan sedan in which the girl was a passenger when it was involved in a collision with a Subaru station wagon at Moana on September 22. asserted

it → say → September

Emergency services were called to the scene on Commercial Road about 6:45pm. asserted

services → call → Road

The 35-year-old Christie Downs woman was taken to hospital in a serious condition, but the girl died at the scene. asserted

girl → take → scene

The 37-year-old Seaford Meadows man who was driving the Subaru was also taken to hospital with minor injuries and was later discharged, police said. asserted

police → drive → injuries

Police said the driver of the Nissan was arrested today and was charged with aggravated causing death by dangerous driving and aggravated causing harm by dangerous driving. asserted

driver → say → driving

The woman, who has lost her licence, was bailed to appear in the Christies Beach Magistrates Court in November. asserted

who → lose → November

Police said major crash investigators were continuing to examine the circumstances of the crash. asserted

investigators → say → crash