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'No genuine opportunity' to prevent crash that killed two women, coroner finds

ABC Australia · Jun 30, 2026, 4:38 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Senior police officer Joanne Shanahan and mother Tania Mc Neill were killed at Urrbrae on April 25, 2020.
  • A coroner found Mr Kitt's erratic driving had been reported to police before the crash, but no-one was able to provide his registration number.
  • He said SA Police now works with the Traffic Management Centre to use its cameras to identify speeding vehicles.

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Senior police officer Joanne Shanahan and mother Tania Mc Neill were killed at Urrbrae on April 25, 2020. (ABC News/Supplied)

Senior police officer Joanne Shanahan and mother Tania Mc Neill were killed when Harrison Kitt ran a red light and caused a crash in Adelaide's inner south in April 2020.

A coroner found Mr Kitt's erratic driving had been reported to police before the crash, but no-one was able to provide his registration number.

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