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Tragic joyride kills sisters Kelly Jonas and Lauren Zadow SARAH MENNIE, DAVID NANKERVIS, RENATO CASTELLO From: Sunday Mail (SA) October 24, 2010 12:30AM

MOTHER-OF-TWO Kelly Jonas was looking forward to a big night of partying with her favourite sisters.

But what should have been an evening of celebration ended in tragedy with the 30-year-old and her teenage sister, Lauren Zadow, killed in a road crash that has rocked their family and has the small town of Eudunda, South Australia, in mourning.

Kelly, of Eudunda, was struck by a car and killed after rushing to the aid of Lauren, 18, of Renmark, who was flung from the bonnet of Kelly's white Toyota Celica in a joyride gone horribly wrong.

Police said the pair had been riding on the bonnet of the coupe, allegedly driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old female friend, for up to 20 minutes when Lauren was catapulted on to the desolate stretch of the World's End Highway at Point Pass, about 11.30pm.

Kelly jumped from the car to help her and was struck by an oncoming blue Commodore sedan, dying instantly.

The women's deaths at the scene were witnessed by Kelly's two children Caitlyn, 7, and Jared, 6, and Kelly's other 19-year-old sister, who were passengers in the Celica.

The 30-year-old's Facebook page stood as a sad testament to her life yesterday, filled with photos and messages she posted just hours before her tragic death, including her favourite quote - "enjoy ur life coz u neva kno when its gonna end".

The bubbly blonde was described yesterday by grieving friends as "the life of the party" but her beaming smile hid a sad story - Kelly had been using her Facebook page to document her ongoing battle with alcoholism, posting messages like "Im just an alcoholic F*** up". Recently though, it seemed to be a battle she was winning, posting triumphant messages like "im doin a complete dry out! my kidz need me more than my body wants the grog! sorry 2 all my friends n family who have had 2 watch me go so far off the deep end" and "Had a nice meal at the pub with the kidz and it felt great 2 follow it with a nice cold glass of orange juice :) feelin good bout not givin in."

But it seems the temptation to celebrate with her sister on Friday night was too great.

Robertstown Pub owner Tracey Stocker said the women had been at her hotel before the crash, but that she had asked Kelly to leave after drunken behaviour.

"I told Kelly she was being too rowdy and should go home," she said. "She was clearly over the limit and I didn't serve her while she was in the pub." Kelly's ex-boyfriend, Robertstown farmhand Timothy Cooke, said he was devastated by her death, describing her as "a very laid-back, genuine person". He said they had split up about two weeks ago after a brief relationship because of Kelly's drinking problem. "She was drinking too much and I've got a two-year-old, and you don't want a two-year-old around that sort of thing," he said.

Timothy said he saw Kelly at the Robertstown Pub about an hour before her death and that "she had been hitting the alcohol pretty hard".

Angela Nixon, publican of the Point Pass Hotel just a few kilometres from the crash site where Kelly was a regular, recalled her laugh as infectious.

"I knew her for about two years and while she was a bit of a ratbag I just loved her," the 63-year-old said. Kelly's two children were yesterday being looked after at the Gould Creek home of Kelly and Lauren's mother Lesley Hellier, but relatives were too distraught to speak. It is the second tragedy to hit the family after Kelly and Lauren's brother Adam died from an aneurism in September. "We just buried our brother six weeks ago," said one of Kelly and Lauren's sisters, weeping.

The 16-year-old driver of the Celica, from Eudunda, and the 34-year-old male driver of the Commodore, from Point Pass, have been charged with aggravated cause death by dangerous driving and driving unlicensed.

The deaths take SA's road toll to 97 compared to 100 at the same time last year.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sunday-telegraph/tragic-joyride-kills-sisters-kelly-jonas-and-lauren-zadow/story-e6frewt0-1225942825610

Submitted on 10/23/2010

Submitted by: Harry Pol
Reference: The Daily Telegraph 24 October 2010

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