Police have today charged three teenagers over a deadly collision involving an allegedly stolen car in Melbourne's east. The incident has prompted fresh questions about the state's justice system, with one Labor minister asking the courts to explain their actions.
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00:00A crash, a death and an alleged crime spree reverberating.
00:07The tragedy that unfolded in Burwood on Tuesday evening is a worst nightmare scenario for
00:13many Victorians.
00:14Flowers just a metre from where a 28-year-old man died in the horror collision at Burwood.
00:20Police say a group of six, four boys and two girls as young as 15 were in the Jeep Cherokee
00:26allegedly stolen late last week before the two vehicles came together at high speed on
00:31the intersection of Warragal Road and Highbury Road around 7 o'clock on Tuesday night.
00:37Detectives say while the victim in the other car was gravely injured, the group ran from
00:42the scene.
00:43My thoughts are very much with the family of that 28-year-old man who has tragically
00:48lost his life.
00:49Two girls have since been arrested, so too a 17-year-old boy at his Malvern East home
00:55on Wednesday night, who allegedly was behind the wheel of the incident, again putting the
00:59state's justice system in sharp focus.
01:03How many innocent lives need to be lost before the government does something about the youth
01:07crime crisis here in Victoria?
01:09The government is always responsible and takes responsibility for all its actions, but it's
01:14also responsible for making sure that not only do we drive community safety, but that
01:19we also need to drive and hold accountable our institutions to make sure they meet the
01:23community's expectations.
01:24Late today, the male teenager fronted the children's court on a raft of charges, the
01:29most serious including culpable driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death and
01:35failed to stop and render assistance.
01:38The court heard the teenager was not on bail at the time of the incident.
01:42Police say they have gathered evidence from CCTV, witnesses at a nearby cell tower and
01:48say officers visited the teenager at his home in the hours after the crash and found him
01:53in bed with his doona up to his chin.
01:56The matter has been adjourned, he remains in custody and will return to court tomorrow.