POLICE say a Kelso woman is facing a string of charges after a crash in the Blue Mountains on Thursday afternoon in which another woman was critically injured.
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Those charges include failing to stop and assist after a vehicle impact that caused grievous bodily harm and driving with a child not restrained.
According to police, emergency services were called to Mount Victoria just before 4.30pm on Thursday, September 14 following reports of a two-vehicle collision on the Great Western Highway.
The driver of a Toyota Yaris - a 51-year-old woman - was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics on scene before being airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition.
The driver of a Ford Ranger utility - a 28-year-old woman - and her passenger, a 16-month-old baby, were treated for minor injuries before being taken to Katoomba Hospital, where the driver also underwent mandatory testing, police say.
Officers attached to Blue Mountains Police Area Command established a crime scene and, with the assistance of specialist officers from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit, started inquiries into the cause of the collision.
Police say they will allege in court that the 28-year-old woman struck two other vehicles on the Great Western Highway before the Mount Victoria crash.
Officers seized prohibited drugs when the vehicle was searched and the ute has now been seized for forensic examination, according to police.
They say the 28-year-old Kelso woman was arrested and taken to Katoomba Police Station upon her release from hospital and charged with eight offences:
- Dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm - driving in a manner dangerous.
- Negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
- Failing to stop and assist after a vehicle impact causing grievous bodily harm.
- Driving while disqualified (second offence).
- Possessing a prohibited drug.
- Driving with a child (older than six months but younger than four years) not restrained.
- Two counts of not giving particulars to another driver.
Police say the Kelso woman was refused bail to appear before Penrith Local Court on Friday, September 15.
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