<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A driver has been charged over the tragic </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/jack-davey-dad-speaks-out-after-fatal-crash-at-melborune-school/090c2a6d-5919-4f37-92e6-6154f5f9c0c0" rel="" target="" title="schoolyard death of an 11-year-old boy"><span>schoolyard death of an 11-year-old boy</span></a><span> at a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> primary school last year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jack Davey died after he was allegedly struck by an out-of-control car that crashed into the grounds of Auburn South Primary School in Hawthorn East on October 29, 2024.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two 11-year-old girls, a 10-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were also taken to hospital with serious injuries.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-house-fire-bentleigh-east-person-jumps-from-balcony/0de29298-40ef-4373-b529-6aae34353483" target="_blank"><strong><span>Resident leaps from balcony to escape Melbourne house fire</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The driver, a 40-year-old Hawthorn East woman, was arrested at the scene and released pending further enquiries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Tuesday she was charged with careless driving and failing to have proper control of a motor vehicle.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police will allege her car veered off the road on Burgess Street and crashed through a school fence before hitting the group of children. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/jack-davey-aurbun-south-primary-schooldriver-charged-seven-months-after-11yearolds-tragic-schoolyard-death/54f4e2bb-dab7-4213-b3a9-d3f6158cb790" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's understood the woman had picked up her primary-school aged child shortly before the tragic crash.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That child was not injured in the crash.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The woman has been summoned to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on July 15.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div>