Truck driver found guilty of negligent driving over fatal crash in Canberra
Sean Joshua Walton, a 43-year-old truck driver, was found guilty of negligent driving causing death after a crash in Canberra in June 2024 that killed motorcyclist Craig O'Neil. He was acquitted of the more serious charge of culpable driving causing death following a trial in the ACT Supreme Court. A sentencing date will be set before Acting Justice Peter Berman.
- ▪Sean Joshua Walton was driving a tipper truck and turned right at the intersection of Southern Cross Drive and Beaurepaire Crescent in Holt when he collided with motorcyclist Craig O'Neil.
- ▪Craig O'Neil died from injuries sustained in the crash on June 18, 2024, while riding a black Harley Davidson within the speed limit and with headlights on.
- ▪The prosecution argued Walton failed to keep a proper lookout despite having elevated visibility, while the defence claimed the motorcycle was hard to see due to lighting and obstruction by another vehicle.
- ▪Walton was not speeding, distracted, or under the influence, and was driving his daughters to sport at the time of the crash.
- ▪A jury convicted Walton of negligent driving causing death but acquitted him of culpable driving causing death, with sentencing to be determined by Acting Justice Peter Berman.
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Man found guilty of negligent driving causing death over crash with motorcyclist on Canberra roadBy Zaarkacha MarlanTopic:Courts18m ago18 minutes agoFri 1 May 2026 at 2:23amThe driver of the truck was found not guilty of culpable driving causing death, but guilty of negligent driving causing death. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)In short:Sean Joshua Walton has been found guilty of negligent driving causing death over a collision in June 2024 that killed motorcyclist Craig O'Neil.Walton was found not guilty of the alternative charge of culpable driving causing death.What's next?A date will now be set for sentencing before Acting Justice Peter Berman.abc.net.au/news/man-guilty-negligent-driving-motorcycle-fatal-crash-holt/106630174Link copiedShareShare articleA truck driver who hit and killed a…
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