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Perth responder pleads guilty over crash that injured five
Jack Dunn has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving over a head-on crash in Wanneroo, Perth, last month.
Dunn was driving to relieve a crew from Rescue Recovery 1, the private emergency response company he managed, when he activated unauthorised lights and sirens.
He drove at more than 100km/h and crossed onto the wrong side of the road before hitting a Mercedes.
Five people were injured, including a child; the Mercedes driver suffered broken ribs and air pockets in her lungs.
Dunn also faces a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice, after police alleged he hid the crash’s dashcam memory card.
A pre-sentence report has been ordered, and he is due back in court on January 29.
Jack Dunn pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges over a head-on crash in Wanneroo that injured five people.
The court heard he used unauthorised lights and sirens to pass traffic and drove onto the wrong side of the road at more than 100km/h.
The crash injured five people, including a child; the Mercedes driver suffered broken ribs and air pockets in her lungs.
Dunn was the managing director of Rescue Recovery 1, a private first responder company.
A pre-sentence report has been ordered, and Dunn is due back in court on January 29.
- Who
- Jack Dunn, managing director of the private first responder company Rescue Recovery 1.
- What
- He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges over a head-on crash that injured five people.
- When
- The crash happened last month. Dunn entered his pleas on Monday, November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Wanneroo, Perth, Western Australia.
- Why
- Police said Dunn had been called to relieve a Rescue Recovery 1 crew in Jarrahdale. The court heard he used unauthorised lights and sirens while driving.
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Dunn crashed head-on with a Mercedes in Wanneroo, injuring five people.
Dunn appeared in court for the first time and was remanded in custody.
Dunn pleaded guilty to the dangerous driving charges in Joondalup Magistrates Court.
Dunn is due to appear in court again after a pre-sentence report is prepared.
- Defendant
- Jack Dunn
- Crash location
- Wanneroo, Perth
- Injuries
- Five people, including a child
- Driving speed
- More than 100km/h
- Next court date
- January 29