Overview

• The driver, a Hawthorn East resident, has been formally charged with careless driving and failing to have proper control of a motor vehicle.
• The crash occurred on October 29, 2024, when the vehicle veered off Burgess Street and into Auburn South Primary School during recess.
• 11-year-old Jack Davey was killed in the incident, and four other children suffered serious injuries.
• The driver, who had just picked up her own child before the crash, is scheduled to appear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court on July 15, 2025.
• Investigations are ongoing into potential medical factors and the driver’s licence status at the time of the crash.