Driver charged after car ploughs into Baldivis home
A nine-year-old girl narrowly escaped injury after a car crashed into her Baldivis home in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 27-year-old driver faces multiple charges. Read the full story.
A nine-year-old girl narrowly escaped injury after a car crashed into her Baldivis home in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 27-year-old driver faces multiple charges. Read the full story.
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