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Footy star’s mother limps to the watch house after being released from hospital and charged over a triple-fatal car crash following an alleged police pursuit

Broncos player Payne Haas’ mum Uiatu ‘Joan’ Taufua was released from hospital hospitalised following a two-car crash in Bonogin, QLD, on FridayPolice allege Taufua evaded police and crashed into another car, killing She is due to appear in court on Wednesday but the hearing could be moved up 

The mother of NRL star Payne Haas has emerged limping from the back of a police van into custody after spending four days in hospital following a horror crash that killed three people.

Uiatu ‘Joan’ Taufua, 46, was hospitalized under guard with extensive external injuries and a bruised lung after a crash in Bonogin, Gold Coast hinterlands, on Friday.

She was seen wearing her hospital wristband, compression socks and a cast on Tuesday afternoon as she was escorted into the Southport watch house.

Police allege Taufua was fleeing police when her black Mercedes smashed into a silver Mercedes in a collision where she was the only survivor.

Susan Zimmer, 70, her partner Chris Fawcett, 79, and Ms Zimmer’s daughter Steffanie, 35, all died inside their silver Mercedes while Taufua had to be dragged from her vehicle and rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

Taufua on Monday was charged with three counts of manslaughter and one count each of dangerous operation of a vehicle, evading police and unlicensed driving for the crash.

Just hours earlier she allegedly refused to be interviewed by investigators from her hospital bed.

She is expected to stay in custody at the inner-city Southport watch house until her hearing, which was originally scheduled for next Wednesday.

Detectives said they’ve been able to ‘paint a picture’ of what allegedly happened through CCTV and eyewitness accounts.

Police will allege Taufua was driving erratically at high speed in the ‘preceding 10 minutes of the crash’ before she allegedly veered onto  the wrong side of the road.

Officers had turned on their lights and sirens in the minutes before Taufua crashed but did not instigate a chase due to public safety.

‘Police are alleging (Taufua’s) vehicle was driven in an extremely dangerous manner on the wrong side of the road at high speed,’ Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Procter told reporters on Monday.

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