Driver faces court from hospital after mother killed in Perth crash
Tributes are growing for a young mother killed on her way home from church in Perth.
Anmary Joy, 30, died in a crash allegedly caused by a reckless driver trying to run from police.
Anmary Joy, 30, was killed, allegedly by a reckless driver trying to run from police in Perth. Nine
It’s a loss her church community is struggling to comprehend.
Friend Francis Abraham said: “It’s a big loss, an immeasurable loss, and we’re still trying to digest the loss.”
Christian John Barnett Barron, 38 , has been charged over the crash on the Tonkin Highway.
Police allege he came to their attention earlier on Friday night.
WA Police Commander Mike Peters said the driver “went through a drug and alcohol operation where they tested positive to an illicit drug.
“They were issued a 24-hour prohibition order not to drive, very clear, not to drive.”
The driver was allegedly spotted back behind the wheel later that night, running a red light and sparking a pursuit, which police said was called off before the crash.
“There’s approximately a two- to four-minute delay between the time that they terminated their attempt to stop the vehicle and before the collision occurred,” Peters said.
Barron faced court on Sunday via a phone call from hospital as he continues to recover from serious injuries.
He didn’t apply for bail and is due back in court next month.
Joy’s husband is recovering in hospital and has been left to raise their two-year-old daughter without his wife.
Friend Naveen Joseph said: “Anmary was a very strong-willed person, she was really the backbone of the family, for her husband, for her daughter.”
An online fundraiser has been started to help support the family and take the young mother’s body home to India.
It’s been a devastating weekend on Western Australian roads, with six people killed in crashes within 24 hours.
Police are warning motorists to make sensible decisions.
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