The man allegedly mowed down a woman, attempted to run over several others and crashed into multiple parked vehicles in the small New South Wales town.
Rose Howell was just 18 at the time she vanished, and though a coroner found that "it's likely" she died, the circumstances surrounding her death remain unknown.
A family who claim their son didn't come home last night have gathered at Coffs Harbour beach as the search for a man believed to have been swept into the water by a freak wave resumes.
Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe has posted uplifting images showing how his multimillion-dollar NSW estate has bounced back from the bushfires, following a weekend of torrential rain.
Thousands of students travelling through fire-affected Queensland and NSW for schoolies have been warned to take extra precautions as they prepare for end-of-school celebrations beginning tomorrow.
Passengers travelling to and from fire ravaged northern New South Wales are being advised to check in with their airlines as smoke and dangerous weather conditions force flight cancellations.