The distraught father of a young girl who tragically died in a triple fatal crash is devastated that she will never meet her little sister.
Brooke Sorlie, 21, and Charlie Quinn, 18, were travelling in a car with two men, aged 21 and 20, through Tarago, about 40 kilometres south of Goulburn in the Southern Highlands, when the vehicle left the road and overturned at about 1.10pm on Sunday.
Ms Sorlie, Ms Quinn and the 20-year-old man died at the scene, while the 21-year-old driver, Lachlan Stuckey, Ms Quinn’s boyfriend, escaped with minor injuries.
He managed to get out of the vehicle unassisted and was airlifted to Canberra Hospital for treatment and mandatory blood tests.
He remains hospitalized under police custody.
Ms Sorlie’s father, Svein Sorlie, wrote an emotional post on Facebook on Tuesday.
‘Brooke Charmain Sorlie, my beautiful 21 year old daughter, tragically lost her life in a car accident just two days ago,’ she wrote.
She revealed her pain that Brooke would never meet her younger sister, Amelia Grace, who was born in recent years.
Svein Sorlie (pictured centre) has written a heartfelt tribute to his daughter Brooke (pictured right), who died in a triple fatal crash at the weekend in Tarago, New South Wales. Ms Sorlie’s other sister, Layla, is pictured left.
“You never got to meet your little sister Amelia Grace, but I promise she’ll know everything about you – your kindness, your fairness, and your wonderful soul,” she wrote.
Mr Sorlie lives abroad and wrote that he was sorry to be separated from her.
‘The time we spent apart weighs heavily on me, but I fondly cherish our precious memories: the trips, the laughter, the warm hugs.
‘Our many adventures together over the years.’
He praised his daughter as a “champion of justice, a light in any room with her cheerful and positive spirit, always bringing joy to those around her.”
Mr Sorlie also recalled their last holiday together.
‘Our last trip and adventure, the two weeks of diving and other fun in El Nido, Philippines, were filled with fantastic memories with your sister.’
He ended his tribute to his daughter with heartfelt words.
They say God loves flowers, and he certainly chose the best for you, my girl. You are forever in my heart, Dad,’ she wrote.
Brooke Sorlie was one of three lives lost in a car crash at Tarago, about 40km south of Goulburn in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales on Sunday.
The tragedy has sparked an outpouring of tributes for the three victims of the crash, all from the Shoalhaven region on the south coast of New South Wales.
A friend described Ms Quinn as an “amazing friend”.
“She always had time for everyone, always kind and positive, was loved by everyone and had an infectious smile,” they told Daily Mail Australia.
Another friend said she would be “gone, but never forgotten.”
“You will be with many Char,” they said.
Brooke Sorlie, 21, (left), has been remembered by friends as a “beautiful angel”
Charlie Quinn, 18, has been remembered as a “beautiful girl”
Rest easy, girl. The love I feel for you will never end.
One of Ms Sorlie’s friends said she “always had a smile that brightened anyone’s day”.
“I will always cherish my memories of you, beautiful girl,” he said.
“I love you Brookie Chookie.”
Another friend of Ms Sorlie wrote online: “Fly high you beautiful angel.”
‘Looking up to the sky for you.’
According to social media, Ms Quinn left Bomaderry High School last year and was pursuing further education through TAFE.
Ms Sorlie, a keen horse rider, graduated from St John the Evangelist Catholic High School in Nowra several years ago.
Photos posted online show the girls having the time of their lives – going on holiday with their boyfriends, attending music festivals and hanging out with friends.
Daily Mail Australia understands the group were travelling back to their home in the Shoalhaven region at the time of the crash.
A woman who was one of the first to respond to the scene said she and other bystanders worked desperately to save the lives of the other man and woman while they waited for emergency services to arrive.
“They were unconscious. We were doing CPR on them but it wasn’t working. It was horrible,” he told Daily Mail Australia.
Two women and a man died when the vehicle left the road and overturned in Tarago.
‘A girl was still trapped in the car – the driver’s girlfriend. I can still hear her screams.
‘He was screaming to try to get into the car and get his girlfriend out.’
Special accident investigators are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash, including whether speed was a factor.
The tragedy has sparked outrage online as locals criticise the state of the road, which is frequented by freight trucks.
“One of the worst roads I’ve ever driven on. Potholes patched everywhere. It’s been a horror for years,” one person said.
Another added: “The roads are a disgrace. I drive on them a lot and it’s not fair that they are in this condition.”
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
