{"id":1798,"date":"2023-11-30T16:45:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thestar.test\/2023\/11\/30\/head-on-horror\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:45:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:45:04","slug":"head-on-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/blog\/head-on-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Head-on horror"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\tWednesday, April 8th, 2015<\/span> | Posted by Tayla Kershaw<\/a><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div>\n

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Head-on horror<\/h1>\n

A\u00a0 LEONGATHA woman was killed in Lang Lang on Monday (April 6) when police said an oncoming car allegedly\u00a0crossed the double white lines and caused a head-on collision.<\/p>\n

The deceased was confirmed as Leongatha\u2019s Rosemary Wood, 73.<\/p>\n

Her husband Max suffered life threatening injuries and was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital, where he is in a stable condition.<\/p>\n

The female driver of the other vehicle was also seriously injured and airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.<\/p>\n

The South Gippsland Highway was blocked at both directions by police from the Bass Coast Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n

Police from the Major Collisions Unit are investigating the crash. An initial assessment was conducted and a witness confirmed the offending driver crossed double white lines to go around the corner.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing and neither driver has been spoken to by the Major Collisions Unit.<\/p>\n

Bass Coast Highway Patrol said conditions were fine at the time of the incident, with clear visibility.<\/p>\n

Witnesses are urged to come forward with more information.<\/p>\n

Mrs Wood was a beloved mother of five daughters, a loving wife and a renowned local in South Gippsland.<\/p>\n

Her family moved to Port Welshpool when she was five and continued her life in South Gippsland from there.<\/p>\n

She and Mr Wood were married in April 1963, and together they watched their daughters and grandchildren grow.<\/p>\n

An avid golfer in her later years, Mrs Wood started her career in 1982 after a 10 year break, and continued to play right through to 2002 at Woorayl Golf Club in Leongatha. She received a life membership in 2011.<\/p>\n

Mrs Wood was highly involved in Leongatha\u2019s Daffodil Festival and was thrilled to be recognised for the photos she entered and won best daffodil in 2012. She had a knack for horticulture, which she showed in Leongatha\u2019s Rose Show as well. Her roses brought much joy to her life.<\/p>\n

She was dearly loved by her family.<\/p>\n

The Bass Coast Highway Patrol was out on the roads during the four day weekend as part of Operation Crossroads.<\/p>\n

Though the results have not been finalised, police were unhappy with the overall turn out.<\/p>\n

More than 600 drivers were breathtested and random drug tests were also conducted. Police found 10 drivers who tested positive for drugs in their system while behind the wheel.<\/p>\n

Numerous fines were handed down due to excessive speeds between 15 and 25km\/h over the speed limit. Those who exceeded 25km\/h over the speed limit suffered automatic loss of licence.<\/p>\n

Seatbelt and mobile phone offences were also detected and tickets were issued for crossing the double white lines.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe monitor drivers crossing the double white lines as closely as other offences,\u201d Bass Coast Highway Patrol\u2019s Senior Constable Alan Piening said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Easter break has been the same as any other. People tend to forget their manners on the road when they are on holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senior Constable Piening said drivers are too impatient on the roads and urged motorists to drive responsibly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need drivers to listen to our messages and drive carefully,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat makes matters worse is locals getting into trouble who know our roads.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Tragedy:<\/a><\/p>\n

Tragedy: Leongatha\u2019s Rosemary Wood passed away after a head-on collision at Lang Lang on Monday (April 6). Her husband Max Wood is in a serious condition at the Alfred Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 | Posted by Tayla Kershaw Head-on horror A\u00a0 LEONGATHA woman was killed in Lang Lang on Monday (April 6) when police said an oncoming car allegedly\u00a0crossed the double white lines and caused a head-on collision. The deceased was confirmed as Leongatha\u2019s Rosemary Wood, 73. Her husband Max suffered life threatening injuries […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1798"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1798\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}