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South Australian John Tsalapatis is set to be sentenced this month after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.

A woman who was seated inside the car that allegedly struck down the South Australian Police commissioner son Charlie Stevens told police the teen ran across the road, into the path of the vehicle moments before impact.

Its the harrowing tale of two well-to-do families torn apart by tragedy, which has reduced even hardened journalists to tears.

Charlie Stevens, 18, was with friends waiting for a bus to head to schoolies celebrations in Victor Harbor when he was allegedly struck by Dhirren Randhawa, 18, in Goolwa, south of Adelaide,

A prestigious private school has suffered a double tragedy after it emerged that not only was alleged hit and run victim Charlie Stevens a former pupil, so was slain police officer Jason Doig.