Driver who killed father and injured son, 6, sent 44 Snapchat messages while driving 100km/h before fatal crash

Published on July 17, 2025
Driver who killed father and injured son, 6, sent 44 Snapchat messages while driving 100km/h before fatal crash

Peter Agius, 23, jailed for six years after 2023 crash in regional Victoria that killed Adam Sutton and critically injured his young son

A young man had his head buried in his phone and, when he looked up, he had killed a father and injured his son, a court has been told.

Peter Agius sent 44 Snapchats while driving just 12km at 100km/h down a busy Victorian country road in early 2023.

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