Wetherill Park truck crash: Driver is released without charge after single mother was killed in front of her L-plater son
A truck driver who ran over a single mum in front of her L-plater son has been released without charge, pending further investigation.
Leonia Picone, 55, was teaching her 17-year-old son to drive in Wetherill Park, in Sydney’s west, at about 6.30am on Wednesday when a truck allegedly bumped her Ford Mondeo as she turned off the main road.
Footage showed the moment Ms Picone got out of her car and stood in front of the truck to get the driver’s attention.
The truck then accelerated and hit her as her son looked on.
Leonia Picone (right) was teaching her 17-year-old son to drive in Wetherill Park
Leonia Picone, 55, is pictured standing in front of a truck, moments before she was hit and killed
Paramedics tried to revive her, but she died on the scene.
The truck driver, 51, was taken to Liverpool Hospital for mandatory drug and alcohol testing.
He was also questioned by police, but was released without charge.
‘The driver has been released pending further investigations,’ a NSW Police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.
Ms Picone’s son was treated for shock, but was otherwise uninjured.
‘It’s absolutely horrendous for the family,’ NSW Police Inspector Josh Dixon said.
‘The pedestrian was on the road attempting to get the attention of the driver of that vehicle.’
Friends and family went to the scene on Wednesday to pay tribute to the single mother following the tragedy
Ms Picone (pictured) had been teaching her son, 17, how to drive in her Ford Mondeo
Traffic was banked up on the road for a number of hours after the incident.
Later on Wednesday, Ms Picone’s family gathered at the scene to pay tribute.
A crime scene has been established which will be examined by specialist officers from the Crash Investigation Unit.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
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