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Daniel Andrews defends decision not to contact injured boy following crash

Posted by: 3AW Radio | 16 January, 2013 - 7:57 AM
State Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews (FFX)

Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews is defending his decision not to contact a boy injured in a crash involving his wife, claiming it would be inappropriate amid a police investigation.

Catherine Andrews was driving her husband, Mr Andrews, and their three children around Blairgowrie nine days ago in a taxpayer-funded car when they collided with a cyclist.

The 15-year-old rider, Ryan Meuleman, suffered internal bleeding, a punctured lung, broken ribs and cuts in the collision.

His father spoke to the Herald Sun, angry that the opposition leader had not been in contact with his son to apologise.

Mr Andrews told Justin Smith on 3AW that it would have been inappropriate for him to try to contact the youth as police investigate the incident.

"What I want to make very clear is that we did not contact Ryan, we did not contact his father and the reason we didn't do that is the police have not, as I understand it, interviewed him," he said.

"He is obviously a witness to the incident, the police have got an important job to do and I am not after any special treatment and I'm certainly not going to interfere with the police doing their important work."

Blog comments Your Say

  • What a rort, a wife who is discribed as a private citizen driving a Tax Payer Funded Vehicle. Sick of our hard earned $s being used & abused by politicians.

    janetp Thursday 17 January, 2013 - 9:08 AM

  • I am NOT a Labor voter, but agree this is such a blow up!... must have been a slow news day for the Herald Sun?... WHY should the father get a phone call? His son is the one that ran into Mrs Andrews, why didnt the Dad could HER to enquire how much stress his son caused her and the 3 children in the back seat?? ....
    Was he wearing a helmet? No, she wasnt breath tested, but at the same time she was not at fault either... He came out at her from a dirt road.... SO very glad there wasnt any bush fires or tragic accidents to report, cos if there was, this story would probably have been on page 7...

    wendy Wednesday 16 January, 2013 - 5:01 PM

  • More proof, if we needed it, of the standard of the Murdoch press.

    Barry Wednesday 16 January, 2013 - 4:31 PM

  • Daniel Andrews and his wife deserve an apology from the boy, his father and the disgracefull Herald Sun for putting this beat up story in their paper and of all places on the front page.

    JOHN FROM HEATHMONT Wednesday 16 January, 2013 - 2:20 PM

  • What is the kids farther after some cash maybe? it sounds like his kid was in the wrong anyway and how come Andrews wife wasn't breath tested?or was it do you know who we are??

    Steve Wednesday 16 January, 2013 - 2:08 PM

  • Is the father going to pay for the damage to the vehicle, it seems that the boy was at fault....or has he called to see how Mrs Andrew's is and offering an apology on his son's behalf..

    Di Wednesday 16 January, 2013 - 2:07 PM

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