18-Year-Old Dies on Yass Valley Way
“A man has died following a single-vehicle crash near Yass on (Sunday 29 January 2023),”
“About 9.10am today (Sunday 29 January 2023), emergency services were called to Yass Valley Way, Yass, following reports a member of the public had discovered a vehicle lying in a gully beside the road.
“Officers attached to The Hume Police District attended and located a deceased man who is yet to be formally identified; however, he is believed to be an 18-year-old from the ACT.
“A crime scene has been established which will be examined by specialist police.
“A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
“As inquiries continue, anyone with information into the incident or dashcam footage is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
“Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.”
Murrumbateman Man Caught Speeding in Canberra
A 20-year-old Murrumbateman man was caught speeding and doing burnouts in Canberra during the same weekend as the popular Summernats car festival in Canberra.
“ACT Policing will summons a 20-year-old Murrumbateman man for doing burnouts and allegedly speeding in excess of 110km/h in a posted 80km/h zone,” ACT Policing stated.
“About 11.30pm on Friday (6 January 2023) officers conducting routine patrols observed an NSW Holden Commodore do a sustained burnout at the traffic lights on Barry Drive (near the intersection of Clunies Ross Road, Acton).”
“The vehicle, containing four young adult passengers, then took off at speed before officers were able to stop the driver and seize the vehicle.
“All drivers are reminded that police have the power to immediately seize and impound vehicles for offences such as burnouts, menacing driving, or street racing on public roadways.”
Wind Turbine blaze
While the Times was taking a brief break from its print duties over Christmas and new year, a number of emergencies occurred in the region. Emergency services contained a blaze near Goulburn after a turbine caught fire early Thursday morning January 5.
The wind farm’s operator, EDL Energy, will investigate how the fire started.
The turbine fire on a rural property at Breadalbane, near Goulburn, is believed to have started at about six o’clock in the morning.
Rural Fire Services spokesman Greg Allan said about 20 firefighters in six trucks responded to the fire.
“They were on scene to make sure no fires were sparked from the fire within the structure itself,” Mr Allan said.
“The incident was handed over to the local contractor of the turbine and crews left the scene at around 11 o’clock the same morning.”
Mr Allan said power to the turbine had been cut in what was an unusual call-out for fire crews.
“At this time of year RFS crewsand fire agencies are most likely dealing with grass and bushfires,” he said.
“This is quite a unique incident.”
The turbine is part of the Cullerin Range wind farm which was sold by Origin Energy to EDL Energy in 2016. According to the National Electricity Market, the wind farm was generating about 25 megawatts of power shortly before the fire started. Photo supplied by RFS
