Jack Dunn appeared in Joondalup Magistrates Court on Tuesday, charged with aggravated dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm, four counts of aggravated dangerous driving causing bodily harm, and attempting to pervert the course of justice over a crash that occurred on Sunday in Wanneroo.
The court heard that Dunn was the managing director of Rescue Recovery 1, a business that describes itself as a “small, family-run company” mainly providing event support rather than a dedicated triple-zero service. The company was working an event in Jarrahdale when one of Dunn’s team members phoned him about midday on Sunday to say they were helping a patient who had suffered a cardiac arrest and needed him to take over managing the event so they could take the patient to hospital.
Police alleged Dunn was in a Ford Everest he had recently fitted with lights and sirens, and activated them as he began driving along Franklin Road towards Jarrahdale. The court was shown footage of the resulting head-on crash. Dunn collapsed as the footage was played.
The charges relate to the Sunday crash, and the attempted perversion of justice charge adds a further dimension to the case. Rescue Recovery 1’s role as a private event support provider has raised questions about the use of emergency warning devices on personal vehicles. Magistrate Sue Burton adjourned the matter for a future hearing.