{"id":205484,"date":"2025-10-11T13:11:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T13:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/205484\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T13:11:15","slug":"negligent-charges-laid-over-truck-crash-death-of-teen-tamworth-cowboy-jimmy-webster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/205484\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Negligent\u2019: Charges laid over truck crash death of teen Tamworth cowboy Jimmy Webster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Charges have been laid over the death of teen cowboy Jimmy Webster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The 14-year-old rising star in Australia\u2019s horse-riding community was the passenger in a horse truck, when it crashed with a semi-trailer and a tractor on the Kamilaroi Hwy near Wee Waa, about two-and-a-half hours northwest of Tamworth about 3pm on August 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">An unidentified member of the public provided first aid to Jimmy before paramedics arrived, but he could not be saved and died on the rural NSW highway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-cvgehw-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\" alt=\"Download today\" height=\"14\" width=\"20\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The horse that was being transported in the horse truck was also euthanised due to its injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The drivers of the three-vehicles involved were not injured, and all taken for mandatory testing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The 38-year-old man who had been behind the wheel of the horse truck was on Friday charged with dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving occasioning death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">He was granted conditional bail to appear before Tamworth Local Court on December 8.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/422f56f510db8906494bed0eac3747d5f0e0910e.png\" alt=\"Jimmy Webster, 14 has been remembered as a kind and genourous boy and a passionate young horseman.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Jimmy Webster, 14 has been remembered as a kind and genourous boy and a passionate young horseman. Credit: Facebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The death of young Jimmy rattled his community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">He was known for his love of rugby and campdrafting \u2014 an Australian horse-riding sport which involves the herding of cattle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cJimmy was a passionate young horseman, a kind soul and would do anything to help a mate,\u201d the Manilla Campdraft Club wrote in an online tribute after his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Another community member called him \u201cone of the most delightful kids\u201d they knew.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cHe was generous, kind, loved his horses and was a boy the universe needed to be in it for a very long time \u2014 not time cut short like it has been,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cHis passing has touched not only those of us locally, but also the wider rugby union family,\u201d the Pirates Rugby Union U14s team wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThe world became a little less bright with the passing of Jimmy,\u201d the Tamworth District Junior Rugby Union Club also said.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/son-discovers-mother-killed-in-chilling-alleged-axe-attack-before-relative-charged-with-murder-in-melbourne--c-20312684\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Son discovers mother\u2019s body after chilling alleged axe attack<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">2 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/dog-owner-charged-after-allegedly-falsely-claiming-rottweiler-euthanised-following-teenage-attack-in-newcastle-west-c-20307635\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Community stunned as dog owner charged over fabricated teen attack story <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charges have been laid over the death of teen cowboy Jimmy Webster. 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