Media release

UPDATE: Charges - Fatal crash - Palmerston

Police

The Northern Territory Police Force has now charged a 40-year-old woman in relation to a fatal crash that occurred in Palmerston in May this year.

On Wednesday, 20 August 2025, police charged the woman, who was the driver of the Nissan X-Trail, with:

  • 3 x Drive Motor Vehicle Causing Death or Serious Harm
  • 1 x Drive with Prohibited Drug in Body

 She has been remanded to appear in Darwin Local Court 22 August 2025.