Father describes deafening silence after crying out for wife, son who died in horror truck smash
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Jessica West and her son Deighton West died in the collision with Michael Knowler s truck in December 2019.
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A grieving father has told a court of his anguish at having to repeatedly tell his son, who had traumatic brain injuries, that half his family had died in a horror smash.
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Truck driver Michael Knowler of Western Australia pleaded guilty to causing the deaths
Mr Knowler s lawyer said his client was unfamiliar with the road and had become distracted by a GPS
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Willow Griffiths, 17, was hit by a truck outside school in Melbourne in February
She suffered a severe traumatic brain injury and will require 24-hour care
The now 18-year-old is suing driver Chas Nicholson for compensation
Nicholson was found with remnants of meth and amphetamines in his system
Willow explained how she should ve been in year 12, missed out on her 18th
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