Police update: Fatal motorcycle crash at Port Douglas

A man has been charged following investigations into a woman’s death in a motorcycle crash in Port Douglas last night, Wednesday March 2.

The pair were thrown from the bike after allegedly failing to navigate a corner.

The 27-year-old Whitfield woman sustained critical injuries and later died in hospital.

A 31-year-old Port Douglas man has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death while affected by an intoxicating substance, drink driving and unlicensed driving.

He was bailed appear to appear in the Mossman Magistrates Court on March 23.

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