Drunk driver crashes outside crash victim's funeral
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Funeral: Mourners outside the service today (AAP: Carla Gottgens)
A drunk driver crashed into a truck outside the funeral of one of the five teenagers killed in a high-speed drink-driving crash in Melbourne.
The incident happened as mourners gathered at St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church in Mill Park, in Melbourne's north, for the funeral of Anthony Iannetta.
The crash was caught on camera by television networks covering the funeral.
Police said they were unsure whether the 47-year-old man from Mill Park was reversing or if his car rolled backwards.
Police say the drunk driver tried to flee the scene but was arrested and blew 0.287. The legal limit is 0.05.
Mr Iannetta, 18, died when a Ford Falcon driven by 19-year-old P-plater Steve Johnstone slammed into a tree early on Sunday morning.
Mr Iannetta, Mr Johnstone, Matt Lister, 17, Ben Hall, 19, and Will Te-Whare, 15, were all killed. Mr Iannetta's sister Elissa, 15, survived the crash and was taken to hospital
Police later revealed that Mr Johnstone was over the drink-drive limit at the time of the crash.
Some young mourners made abusive gestures at the media as they walked into the church this morning.
- ABC/AAP
