Daylesford driver looked ‘wasted’ after pub crash that killed five, witness says

Police allege William Swale drove SUV into families having lunch outside Royal Daylesford hotel, killing two children and three adults

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A wine cellar worker has described finding a driver inside his car looking like he was wasted" a minute after a crash killing five patrons outside a pub.

William Swale, 66, faced the first day of a committal hearing in Ballarat on Monday over the November 2023 crash that killed two children and three adults in Victoria's Daylesford.

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