Greetings. it’s Thursday, September 8 and you’re reading The Loop, a quick roundup of today’s news.
The 18-year-old who is suspected of being behind the wheel of a ute which crashed and killed five teenagers in Buxton, south-west Sydney on Tuesday night has been denied bail after being charged with five counts of dangerous driving causing death overnight.
Picton Local Court heard Tyrell Edwards had kept only one temporary license from 2021 and it has been suspended twice in the past for speed.
Court documents outlining the alleged facts by police also show that his mobile phone, which allegedly contained a video, was seized taken 67 minutes before the crash.
The documents claim the video “shows the accused holding his cell phone on his left hand” while driving and two of the victims yelled “we’re gonna roll, cuz.”
Police claim the video was taken while the Ute was driving 90 km/h.
Mr Edwards will remain in custody until at least November when he is expected to appear in court.
of four day hunt that saw Canadian police searching for two suspects wanted in multiple stabbings in the province of Saskatchewan has ended, with the second suspect dies in police custody after he was arrested.
Here’s what we know:
- The police were looking for the brothers Damien and Myles Sanderson after 10 people were stabbed to death on the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon Reserves on Sunday
- Big brother Damien was was found dead on Mondaynot far from where the stabbings took place, with injuries not believed to be self-inflicted
- Police had suspected Myles was in Saskatchewan’s capital, Regina, but found him nearby Rosthernabout 100 kilometers south-west of the James Smith Cree Nation reserve
- Myles Sanderson was tracked down by police after they responded to reports of a stolen car being driven by a man armed with a knife
- After being forced off the road and into a ditch, police said he was placed in “medical distress” after being arrested
- Sanderson was he was pronounced dead when taken to the hospital – the cause of his death will be determined by one AUTOPSIED
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- Queen Elizabeth II has postponed a meeting of the Privy Council on the advice of her doctors to rest, after the oath the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss. The 96-year-old monarch suffered from what he called Buckingham Palace “Episode mobility problems” since the end of last year
What Australia has been looking for on the internet
- Harry Styles. The singer used his last performance in Madison Square Garden to address #spitgate (AKA the rumors he spewed Chris Pine at the premiere of Don’t Worry Darling, which Pine’s reps said was untrue). Styles told the crowd “it’s great to be back in New York, I just went to Venice too soon to spit on Chris Pine, but don’t worry, we’re back.”
- RU OK Day. The Australian harm prevention charity has asked us to use RU OK Day today to stay connected and have regular, meaningful conversations with the people in our lives to help them feel supported before they are in crisis.
One more thing
If you’re afraid of heights, this could be good news for you—for the world the second highest roller coaster is closing for good.
of Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Ohio stands at 128 meters longbut it has been closed to thrill-seekers since August 15 last year when a small metallic object flew off the top of the ride and hit a woman in the head.
An investigation revealed that there were no evidence to suggest park had acted illegally or had reason to believe the journey was uncertain.
The park has not said whether the accident was part of their reason for closing the ride, which ran 19 yearsand they haven’t announced what will happen to the ride now.
So which is the highest roller coaster? That title goes to My king at Six Flags in New Jersey, which has a 139 meters high (No thanks!).
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We’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.
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