The husband of a woman who died in a golf buggy crash on Hamilton Island has been charged in relation to the fatal incident which occurred in June this year.
Police allege Robbie Morgan – a 30-year-old New South Wales man - was driving without "due care and attention" during the crash which claimed the life of his 29-year-old wife Marina Hanna
Days after their marriage, whilst honeymooning on the famed resort island, the couple’s holiday ended in tragedy.
Following an “extensive investigation,” Mr Morgan is now being charged with dangerous driving which resulted in his new wife’s death.
The allegations also state the 30-year-old man was using a mobile phone whilst driving and that neither he nor his wife were wearing seatbelts.
Mr Morgan will appear in Proserpine Magistrates Court on December 5.
The incident had made national news when, on June 20 at approximately 4.30pm, police were called to a traffic crash involving a registered golf buggy on Hamilton Island’s Whitsunday Boulevard.
According to police, the buggy rolled during an attempted U-turn.
Mrs Hanna, the passenger, suffered critical injuries and died at the scene, despite attempts by an off-duty firefighter, doctor, and dentist to save her life. Mr Morgan was not physically injured.
In days after the crash, Mr Morgan took to Facebook, writing: “My heart is broken and my world shattered with the tragic loss of the most beautiful girl in the world.. my angel.. my saint.. my wife Marina Hanna.”
“I will love you forever and ever and EVER!”
Marina Hanna and Robbie Morgan at their engagement party in 2019
Image: Facebook
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