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Drink driving and unlicenced driving are among a raft of charges laid over a motorcycle crash which claimed the life of a Cairns woman in Port Douglas.
The 27 year-old woman from Whitfield was a pillion passenger on the bike.
Both she and the 31 year-old driver were thrown from the vehicle after allegedly failing to navigate a corner on Barrier Street last night.
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The woman was taken to Mossman Hospital with critical injuries but couldn’t be saved.
The male driver, from Port Douglas, has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death while affected by an intoxicating substance, drink driving and unlicensed driving.
He’s been placed on bail ahead of an appearance in the Mossman Magistrates Court on March 23.
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Main points
- A 27 year-old Whitfield woman died in a motorcycle crash in Port Douglas last night
- She was a pillion passenger
- The 31 year-old male driver has been charged over the crash and will face court later this month
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