- Kai Fursey, 28, has been charged with murder.
- He allegedly crashed into an Uber and fled.
Kai Fursey allegedly fled the scene of a fatal traffic accident in Wacol on May 28.
A man charged with murder after he allegedly crashed his vehicle into a rideshare car, killing a passenger and then drove off, was also charged with illegally using another person’s car on the day of the accident.
Queensland police will allege in court that Kai Fursey, 28, was behind the wheel of a Ford Mondeo when it collided with a Toyota Camry at an intersection in Wacol, southwest of Brisbane, shortly after 2am on Thursday. May 28
Ryan Grafton, 30, was a passenger in the Camry, which was an Uber car.
He died at the scene.
A 26-year-old woman, who was also a passenger in the Uber, and the driver of the Camry were rushed to the hospital after the accident.
Emergency crews were called to the corner of Boundary and Progress roads in Wacol.
Fursey allegedly fled the scene, prompting police to show a photo of the Goodna man to the public.
In a statement, police confirmed that Fursey attended the Acacia Ridge police station without incident on Monday.
He was later charged with murder and a host of other crimes.
Their matter was first mentioned in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
In court documents obtained by NewsWire, Fursey had allegedly stolen license plates in Eight Mile Plains and Redbank Plains between May 19 and May 29.
Ryan Grafton died during the fatal car crash in Wacol.
Police further allege that Fursey was illegally using a car that did not belong to him on May 28, the day of the fatal accident, and that he had been driving while disqualified by the court.
It is alleged that Mr Fursey drove dangerously and caused serious bodily harm to the Uber passenger by “excessively speeding” and that he “should reasonably have known that the other person had been injured”, but left the scene anyway.
Police confirmed that Kai Fursey attended the Acacia Ridge police station without incident on Monday.
During the brief mention, the court was told that the police would need two weeks to complete the document and deliver it to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The matter was transferred to the Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 24.
Mr Fursey did not apply for bail.
In Queensland, a person accused of murder can only apply for bail to the Supreme Court.
Fursey is also charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing serious bodily harm, driving while disqualified, possessing property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offense, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and two charges. each for possession of dangerous drugs, receiving tainted property and theft.