Event Brief
80-year-old to plead guilty over Canberra crash
Filed: Jun 03, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET
Summary: Maureen Brew is expected to plead guilty to culpable driving causing death over a January crash at a Canberra shopping centre.
WHO: Maureen Brew
WHAT: Expected guilty plea to culpable driving causing death and a backup charge of negligent driving causing death
WHEN: Jun 03, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
WHERE: Southlands Shopping Centre, Mawson
WHY: She is charged over the January 18 crash that police allege struck a four-year-old boy with a blue hatchback and continued into a shopfront.
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