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Josh Worrell fined $2,400 after hitting pedestrian in Adelaide
Adelaide Crows player Josh Worrell hit a pedestrian with his car in Adelaide on July 10.
The court heard that Worrell ran a red light and struck the man as he walked to work.
Worrell pleaded guilty to aggravated driving without due care and was sentenced in Adelaide Magistrates Court.
He was convicted and fined $2,400, but the magistrate did not suspend his licence.
The pedestrian suffered a cut to his head and other minor injuries.
Worrell took the man to hospital and stayed with him, and the magistrate praised his response as exemplary.
The court process is now complete, and Worrell said he accepted responsibility and would learn from the incident.
Adelaide Crows player Josh Worrell was fined $2,400 and convicted after pleading guilty to aggravated driving without due care.
The charge arose from a crash in which his car struck and injured a pedestrian on July 10.
The pedestrian suffered a two-centimetre cut to his head and other minor injuries.
Magistrate Rodney Oates praised Worrell’s response after the collision.
Worrell apologised and said he accepted full responsibility.
- Who
- Adelaide Crows player Josh Worrell and an injured pedestrian.
- What
- Worrell was convicted and fined $2,400 after pleading guilty to aggravated driving without due care.
- When
- The crash happened on July 10; Worrell was sentenced on November 3, 2026.
- Where
- The crash happened in suburban Woodville, Adelaide. The ABC reported it occurred on Port Road.
- Why
- Worrell pleaded guilty to aggravated driving without due care after striking the pedestrian with his car.
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Worrell’s car struck a pedestrian in suburban Woodville.
Worrell pleaded guilty to aggravated driving without due care.
Magistrate Rodney Oates convicted Worrell and ordered him to pay a $2,400 fine.
- Fine
- $2,400
- Offence
- Aggravated driving without due care
- Crash date
- July 10
- Location
- Woodville, Adelaide
- Victim’s head injury
- Two-centimetre cut requiring four staples
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What people are saying
The defendant did all he could to support the complainant in what must have been a highly stressful time. Especially immediately after,
exemplary
Most importantly, I'm extremely sorry for the impact this incident had on the person involved,