Grandmother who killed girl, 8, and man WON'T be jailed

Grandmother who killed an eight-year-old girl and man, 52, when she veered across a road after yawning and making a hands-free phone call WON'T be jailed Grandmother who killed eight-year-old girl and 52-year-old man won't be jailed Olivia Douglas was in the back of Leona Pauline Paraha's car on September 14 Paraha, 69, recalled yawning before veering across road into Shane Old's ute Mr Old and Olivia died at the scene due to the injuries they sustained in crash

By Zoe Zaczek For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 10:34 BST, 15 May 2019 | Updated: 10:34 BST, 15 May 2019

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A grandmother who killed an eight-year-old girl and a 52-year-old man after veering across a road and hitting a ute while yawning and making a hands-free phone call won't be jailed.

Olivia Douglas was in the back of Leona Pauline Paraha's car on the way to a netball carnival in Bundaberg, north of Brisbane, on September 14 2018, when she was killed in a head-on collision. 

Paraha, 69, who was travelling in a convoy from the Gold Cast to the netball carnival, veered across the road and fatally hit Shane Old's ute.

The grandmother recalled yawning and calling her husband of 45-years via bluetooth before the fatal accident, News-Mail reported.

Olivia Douglas (pictured) was in the back of Leona Pauline Paraha's car on the way to a netball carnival in Bundaberg, north of Brisbane, on September 14 2018, when she was killed in a head-on collision

Paraha, 69, who was travelling in a convoy from the Gold Cast to the netball carnival, veered across the road and fatally hit Shane Old's (pictured) ute

Olivia Douglas (left) was in the back of Leona Pauline Paraha's car on the way to a netball carnival in Bundaberg, north of Brisbane, on September 14 2018, when she was killed in a head-on collision. Paraha, 69, who was travelling in a convoy from the Gold Cast to the netball carnival, veered across the road and fatally hit Shane Old's (right) ute

Paraha was sentenced on Tuesday by Magistrate Terry Duroux to five months' imprisonment wholly suspended for a two year operational period and she was disqualified from holding a drivers

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