A young driver allegedly involved in a fatal crash that claimed the life of a rising football star has had one of his charges upgraded to dangerous driving.
The 17-year-old, who cannot be named, was allegedly driving a Toyota Hilux when it collided with a black Jeep Patriot SUV in Perth shortly before midnight on July 13, killing 18-year-old footballer Nick Campo.
Western Australian police revealed on Sunday that charges against the driver had been upgraded from dangerous driving to manslaughter.
He will face Perth Youth Court on September 10.
The teenager was also charged with three counts of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and two counts of dangerous driving occasioning bodily harm.
He earlier appeared in court from his hospital bed just days after the crash and was granted bail on condition he did not drive or contact the passengers in the car.
However, this last condition does not apply to one of the passengers who attends school with the driver and is a close friend.
There were five people in the Hilux, including the driver, three 18-year-olds (Nick Campo, Tyler Rowe and Josh Jackson) and a second 17-year-old.
The driver allegedly responsible for a fatal collision that claimed the life of Nick Campo (pictured) has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
The group had just left Mr Campo’s (pictured) 18th birthday party when they crashed on Farrington Road in North Lake, south of Perth.
The group had just left Campo’s 18th birthday party when they crashed on Farrington Road in North Lake, south of Perth.
Rowe was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital in a critical condition, where he spent nine days in a coma in intensive care with a 50 per cent chance of survival.
Rowe broke his silence on Thursday after being recently released from the hospital.
Instead of focusing on his miraculous release from Royal Perth Hospital, he spoke of the night of the accident and his grief for his good friend Campo.
Both played for the South Fremantle Colts Football Club.
Tyler Rowe (pictured after being released from the hospital) broke his silence on Thursday
“I didn’t know what had happened, my parents had to tell me I’d been in a car accident and I thought it was impossible,” Rowe told Nine News.
‘I really wish it wasn’t Nick, because it hurt me a lot… I know it hurt his family a lot.
“Every time I saw him, we were always joking about something. He was laughing all the time… he was unique.”
Rowe recently updated her online profile picture to a photo of Campo.
Along with a heart emoji, she wrote: ‘RIP Campo.’