Mother charged over Adelaide horror crash that killed her 11-year-old daughter just days after her funeral
Sarah Wallace, 35, has been charged over a head-on crash in Adelaide’s south that killed her 11-year-old daughter, Delilah Peterson. Her arrest came two days after Delilah’s funeral, following an investigation into the collision.
Police allege Wallace was driving a Nissan that collided with a Subaru in Moana on 22 September. She faces charges of aggravated causing death by dangerous driving and aggravated causing harm by dangerous driving; her licence was suspended and she was bailed to appear in Christies Beach Magistrates Court on 12 November. The Subaru driver suffered minor injuries, and Delilah was the 81st person killed on South Australian roads this year.
- Mother charged over a crash that killed her daughter.
- The collision occurred in Moana on 22 September.
- Delilah was the 81st road death in South Australia this year.
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Adelaide is South Australia’s capital, and Moana is a coastal suburb to its south. Police investigate serious road collisions before deciding whether there is evidence to bring charges; a charge is an allegation that must be considered by a court.
In this case, the people at the centre are Sarah Wallace, her daughter Delilah Peterson, and the driver of the other car. The charges relate to the deaths and injuries caused by the collision, while the number of people killed on South Australian roads gives a broader measure of the road-safety context.