French tourist charged with dangerous driving after Miss World finalist, 17, was killed in head-on crash with car on the wrong side of the road
- French woman, 24, charged over death of Miss World Australia finalist
- Model Elyse Miller-Kennedy, 17, died from head and chest injuries
- Police allege horror smash occurred with tourists' car on wrong side
- The Year 12 student received her driver's licence just five weeks before
- Driver charged with dangerous driving causing death
A French woman has been charged with dangerous driving causing the death of Miss World Australia finalist Elyse Miller-Kennedy with police alleging the car the tourist was driving was on the wrong side of the road.
The Year 12 student and aspiring model died of massive head and chest injuries suffered in the crash at Dimbulah in North Queensland on August 3.
The 24-year-old French tourist was charged by police as she recovered in Cairns Hospital from serious leg and arm injuries which have required multiple surgeries.
Her male passenger aged 20, who is also a French visitor, had only minor injuries.
Elyse Miller-Kennedy (pictured) died after a horror smash with French tourists in far North Queensland
The 17-year-old had only gained her driver's licence five weeks before the fatal crash
According to the police report, 'the two vehicle crash occurred on the Mareeba Dimbulah Road, Dimbulah at about 7pm on August 3 and resulted in the death of a 17-year-old Dimbulah woman who succumbed to her injuries in hospital on August 12'.
'Police allege the 24-year-old woman was driving on the incorrect side of the road at the time of the crash.'
It's alleged the French woman was driving on the wrong side of the road about 115 kilometres south-west of Cairns earlier this month when her car and one being driven by the 17-year-old collided.
Elyse, a Miss World Australia finalist, was critically injured in the smash and died in hospital a week later.
Her death sent the close-knit community of Dimbulah into mourning.
The French tourist is due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on August 22.
A French woman, 24, has been charged by police over a horror crash which killed Miss World Australia finalist Elyse Miller-Kennedy earlier this month
The teenager had gained her licence just five weeks before the crash.
Her car flipped in the collision and she was pinned upside down for two hours before she was rescued and rushed to Townsville Hospital.
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Ms Miller-Kennedy would be remembered for her 'inner beauty' and 'generous sweet soul', family friend Katrina Porter said.
'We would like everyone to remember Elyse's inner beauty, the warmth she showed to all, her humbleness during her journey throughout her larger than life experiences and of course the generous sweet soul and friend she was to so many.'
The Year 12 student was described as a shining light in the heart of far North Queensland
The 17-year-old was involved in a collision near Dimbulah, north of Cairns, and was flown to hospital with severe head injuries but died later
Ms Miller-Kennedy represented Queensland in the Miss World Australia finals held in Melbourne in July.
A tribute posted by the Miss World Australia organisation on Facebook said her 'potential was limitless'.
'Elyse will always be remembered for her beautiful soul, charismatic charm and kind heart. Elyse's inner beauty truly exemplified her outer,' it stated.
'Elyse's potential was limitless - we had faith Elyse would take the title of Miss World in future years.
'She encompassed the essence and ability required to become the international supermodel she aspired to be and most importantly her passion and drive to graduate with Honours in Law and help those in need was a tribute to her intelligence and humanitarian heart.'
A French woman aged 24 has been charged over the death of Elyse Miller-Kennedy
Senior constable Lee Chamberlain said Ms Miller-Kennedy was on the right side of the road when she was hit in the head-on smash, the Herald-Sun reported.
He said: 'Elyse was driving back from the Mareeba direction and was on the correct side of the road.
'Our inquiries show that the two vehicles came together on the Dimbulah-bound lane, so she was where she should have been at the time.'
The 17-year-old had only got her driver's licence five weeks before the crash
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