BY IAN CROUCH
An elderly man is facing possible gaol time over a crash at Salt Ash earlier this month which left six people in hospital.
On April 5, a Subaru sedan and a Honda SUV were involved in a head-on crash on Nelson Bay Road near Marsh Road.
A passenger in the SUV, an 80-year-old woman, was trapped before being released and flown to the John Hunter Hospital with serious leg injuries.
Five other people including a 78-year-old man driving the SUV and a 32-year-old man driving the sedan were also taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The 78-year-old was yesterday charged with dangerous and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm which carries a maximum gaol term of 7 years.
The man was also charged with two counts of cause bodily harm by misconduct, negligent driving and not keep left of the dividing line.
He's been granted conditional bail to face Raymond Terrace Court on May 23.
