A Mount Macedon man has been charged following the fatal collision in Daylesford last month that killed five people.
Police charged the 66-year-old man on Monday morning with five counts of culpable driving causing death, two counts of negligently causing serious injury and seven counts of reckless conduct endangering life.
He is expected to face the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
Emergency services were called to The Royal Daylesford Hotel just after 6pm on November 5, following reports that a BMW SUV mounted the kerb and struck a number of patrons on the front lawn area.
A 38-year-old Tarneit man and his 11-year-old son both died at the scene.
The man’s wife, a 36-year-old woman, and a second six-year-old son were injured and taken to hospital. They have since been released.
A 30-year-old Point Cook man and his partner, a 44-year-old Point Cook woman both died at the scene, and the woman’s nine-year-old daughter was taken to hospital but later died.
A 43-year-old Kyneton woman, a 38-year-old Cockatoo man and an 11-month-old baby boy were taken to hospital, and have all since been discharged.
