SEDGEFIELD NEWS - The police investigation into the accident that claimed the life of Danielle van Jaarsveld (41) on Sunday 6 November last year is at an advanced stage. George Detectives are investigating a culpable homicide docket.
Van Jaarsveld died in a head-on collision on the road between the Sedge Links golf club and Swartvlei Beach, while her sister-in-law, Monique van Zyl (29), a passenger in Van Jaarsveld's Kia Rio, is on a long road of recovery after weeks of treatment in the Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town.
The women were on their way to the beach when the accident took place. The other vehicle, a black Audi Q5, is the property of the local Audi dealership.
Southern Cape police spokesperson Sgt Chris Spies said although the investigation is at an advanced stage, some statements are yet to be obtained. "Mechanical forensic investigations were conducted on both vehicles and that report forms part of the investigation," said Spies.
"The case docket will be submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority upon the conclusion of the police investigation for a decision to prosecute or otherwise. This is a very sensitive investigation and the investigation officer is in regular contact with a representative of the family."
Spies advised that some of the issues raised in George Herald's enquiry form part of the ongoing police probe. "The police is not at liberty to divulge contents of the docket at this stage," he said.
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