Woman accused of sending text message seconds before fatal crash


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A 21-year-old woman who allegedly hit and killed an elite Australian cyclist riding on a country road is accused of texting her boyfriend as she drove and sending a message 68 seconds before the fatal collision.


On the morning of December 22, 2017, Billie Rodda was involved in a text message conversation with her boyfriend and sent seven messages and received 10 during a half-hour drive, which ended when she knocked Mr Lowndes from his bicycle in Mandurang, near Bendigo, at 10.15am, prosecutors allege.


Jason Lowndes

Jason Lowndes


Mr Lowndes, 23, an emerging star of Australian cycling and a professional rider in Europe, was flown to hospital but died that day.


Ms Rodda is to stand trial this year on a charge of dangerous driving causing death. She has pleaded not guilty but prosecutors allege her inattention at the wheel made her responsible for Mr Lowndes’ death.


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