Truck driver is charged over head-on crash that killed a mother, 37, and her son, 12, and left the boy's father in a coma
- A truck driver crashed head-on, killing mother Amanda Gwynne, 37, and son, 12
- Ryan Kenny, 31, faced Wangaratta Magistrates Court and was charged
- Mr Kenny was charged with dangerous driving causing death on November 2
A truck driver has been charged after he allegedly took prescription drugs and smashed his vehicle into a car, killing a mother and her 12-year-old son.
Ryan Kenny, 31, was charged with 15 offences, including two counts of dangerous driving causing death, at the Wangaratta Magistrates Court on Monday.
Mother Amanda Gwynne, 37, and her son Harrison, 12, were killed when their car collided with Kenny's truck on the Murray Valley Highway in Brimin, 300km north of Melbourne, on November 2.
A truck driver has been charged after he allegedly took prescription drugs and smashed his vehicle into another, killing a mother (pictured) and her 12-year-old son
Ms Gwynne's husband Paul Kilmister, 44, (pictured top right), their son Morgan, 2, (centre) and eight-month-old Austin (pictured bottom right), were rushed to hospital after the collision
Ms Gwynne's husband Paul Kilmister, 44, and their son Morgan, 2, and eight-month-old Austin, were rushed to hospital after the collision.
While the two children have been discharged from the Royal Children's hospital, their father Mr Kilmister, who was in an induced coma, is still being treated for severe injuries.
Truckie Kenny has also been charged with driving while exceeding the prescribed concentration of drugs.
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Mother Amanda Gwynne (pictured), 37, and her son Harrison, 12, were killed on November 2
Police have not confirmed what drugs they allege he was taking at the time, Fairfax media reports.
Kenny has been remanded in custody and will stand before the court in March.
Police said Kenny's truck was travelling east when it collided with the Kilmister's car late on the Friday night.
Outside of court, Ms Gwynne's brother gave a touching statement about his late sister.
He said: 'My sister was a really devoted mum. She absolutely loved her family, husband and her boys.
'She invested every moment of her life into supporting them and making them to be amazing young men.'
Ms Gwynne's brother (pictured, left) gave a touching statement about his late sister outside court. 'My sister was a really devoted mum. She absolutely loved her family, husband and her boys,' he said
Paul Kilmister's mother said: 'You couldn't get a more loving couple. Family was just all it is.'
Friends of the family have taken to social media to pay tribute to the mother and her son.
'We are so deeply sorry for your loss and are thinking of you all,' one woman said.
A classmate of Harrison said: 'You'll be greatly missed at school Harrison! Thinking of you Felix buddy during this time and covering you and your family in prayer.'
Ms Gwynne's eldest son, Felix, 14, was not in the car during the crash.
A Go Fund Me page has raised more than $27,000 for the family.
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