Victorian man extradited from Queensland over crash that killed paramedic Pauline Smith
A Victorian man who allegedly fled the state after being involved in a crash that killed a 53-year-old woman in 2022 has been extradited from Queensland.
Police arrested the 25-year-old Horsham man at an address in Macgregor, south of Brisbane, after he failed to appear in court last Thursday.
The charge relates to a head-on crash that killed Pauline Smith on the Western Freeway in Great Western on May 20, 2022.
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Ambulance Victoria paramedic Pauline Smith died in a two-car crash near Stawell in 2022. Supplied
Smith was driving a blue car that collided with a white Holden Vectra near the Grampians.
The 53-year-old was an off-duty paramedic and mother-of-three and had just finished her shift less than an hour before the crash.
She died at the scene.
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An off-duty paramedic and mother-of-three has been killed in a head-on highway crash in western Victoria. Nine
The man was bailed after being charged with one count of dangerous driving causing death.
"Fugitive Taskforce investigators wasted no time in tracking the man down, identifying that he had possibly fled to Queensland," Victorian police said.
The man has faced Brisbane court and an extradition order was granted.
The 25-year-old will arrive in Melbourne today and will face Melbourne County Court tomorrow.
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