{"id":347221,"date":"2024-04-24T17:12:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T07:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=347221"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:12:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T07:12:46","slug":"head-on-crash-driver-jailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/24\/head-on-crash-driver-jailed\/","title":{"rendered":"Head-On Crash Driver Jailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>April 24, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Linville man who killed a Moore resident in a deliberate head-on crash at Harlin in 2021 has been sentenced to 10 years&#8217; jail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Crown alleged Jacob Paul Johnston deliberately drove his Mercedes-Benz into oncoming traffic on December 1, 2021, in a suicide bid after breaking up with his girlfriend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His vehicle struck a Nissan Navara being driven by Moore nurse Michelle Wolff, 49.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston, now 23, also suffered significant injuries in the crash and was charged in a bedside hearing in March 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He pleaded guilty in the Brisbane Supreme Court on Wednesday to charges of manslaughter and attempting to pervert the course of justice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He was originally charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death however prosecutors upgraded the charge to manslaughter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice related to Johnston&#8217;s actions while on remand urging his ex-girlfriend to change her statement to police.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Paul Freeburn declared Johnston a serious violent offender, meaning he must serve 80 per cent of his sentence before he becomes eligible to apply for parole.<\/p>\n<p>The 778 days he has spent in custody were declared as time served.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/06\/29\/crash-driver-refused-bail\/\">Crash Driver Refused Bail<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/12\/02\/woman-dies-in-crash-11\/\">Woman Dies In Crash<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>If you or someone you know needs help, call:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeline.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lifeline<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on 13-11-14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kidshelpline.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kids Helpline<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on 1800-551-800<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mensline.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MensLine Australia<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on 1300-789-978<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Suicide Call Back Service<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on 1300-659-467<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondblue.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Beyond Blue<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on 1300-224-636<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Linville man who killed a Moore resident in a deliberate head-on crash at Harlin in 2021 has been sentenced to 10 years&#8217; jail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":104807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,24],"tags":[762,1132],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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