Good afternoon Wentyl,

The families of three people killed as a result of one man’s decision to drive recklessly have confronted him in court, airing emotional impact statements saying he had “stolen” the victims’ futures.

They include the mother of an 18-year-old killed in the horrific July 2024 Tarago crash who said to Lachlan Stuckey, 22, “not a day has gone by in the last 495 days that I haven’t cried”.