A woman killed when a stolen 4WD ran a red light and smashed into her car was a nurse on her way to work.
The 40-year-old woman died in her mangled red Nissan Micra after allegedly being hit about 6.30am on Sunday driven double the speed limit fleeing police.
Instead of checking if the woman they just hit was hurt, they abandoned the white Mitsubishi Pajero and fled in a black Mazda 3 sedan, leaving her to die.
A 40-year-old woman has been killed after a stolen 4WD (pictured) tore through an red light at high speed and smashed into her car
The car thieves left the woman dead on the scene (pictured) in the northern Adelaide suburb of Parafield without checking whether she had survived
Three teens were arrested on Sunday after the police discovered the black Mazda dumped in Paralowie, in Adelaide’s north.
But the trio were released without charge and police said they were not believed to have been involved in any offences surrounding the fatal crash.
The 4WD was reportedly pursued by police on Saturday night before the police called off the chase shortly before the collision, The Advertiser reported.
Police believed the fatal crash followed a series of a break-ins by those involved, with the Pajero being stolen from a house in Grange.
Dressed in a nurse’s uniform and travelling to work, the woman was going through a green light in her red Nissan Micra (pictured) when the 4WD hit her
The 4WD was then used in a burglary at Brahma Lodge where it was believed the black Mazda was also stolen.
Superintendent Anthony Fioravanti of the Traffic Support Branch said the police were not actively pursuing the stolen cars at the time of the crash.
Officers briefly went after the two cars travelling in convoy minutes before the crash, but quickly broke off due to how dangerously they were being driven.
‘When the crash occurred it was totally unbelievable and disgraceful how they crashed into this car at high speed,’ he said.
The stolen 4WD (pictured) – going about 110 kilometres an hour – ran a red light and ploughed into her, pushing her car at least 50 metres
‘They jumped into another car and left the 40-year-old woman there in the car.
‘Police were at the scene within a very short period however unfortunately the woman was deceased at the time they attended.’
The stolen 4WD – going about 110 kilometres an hour – ran a red light and ploughed into the nurse’s car, pushing her car at least 50 metres.
Witnesses reported seeing the Pajero come ‘blasting through’ before slamming into the woman.
‘It happened as a result of the irresponsible actions of these people who don’t give any regard for other people’s lives. They don’t think about anyone and it’s an absolute disgrace, said Superintendent Fioravanti.
The deadly collision took place on Sunday morning in the northern Adelaide suburb of Parafield (pictured, stock image of the scene of the crash)
Motorists are being urged to avoid the intersection of Main North Road and McIntyre Road (pictured, stock image), and police are asking witnesses to come forward