Calvin Wijeweera’s parents still waiting for justice over Carlingford NSW crash

The family of a 17-year-old student run over on the footpath as he walked home from school is demanding answers after learning the 90-year-old driver still has her licence. 

Calvin Wijeweera was struck and killed by a grey sedan that mounted the kerb in Carlingford, north-west Sydney, on December 1, leaving his parents Sandun and Anoma and his sister Ovindi heartbroken. 

The Year 11 student’s parents are now questioning why, more than two months later, there has not only been no charges from police over their son’s death but the elderly driver is still allowed behind the wheel. 

Calvin Wijeweera (right) was hit by a car walking home from school. His parents Sandun and Anoma (pictured) are still waiting for answers

The 17-year-old wanted to be an aeronautical engineer (pictured right to left: Calvin, his mother Anoma, his father Sandun and sister Ovindi)

‘We are desperate… Why is it taking so long for us to get a decision? It’s really frustrating,’ Mr Wijiweera told The Daily Telegraph.

His comments follow a tragedy earlier this week in which a 14-year-old boy was killed when a bus mounted a kerb outside MacArthur Anglican School in south-west Sydney as the student waited to go home.

Charges were laid against the driver of the bus within hours.

‘My whole family’s in a very desperate, dire situation. We’ve lost a family member and not got any justice for him,’ Mr Wijeweera said.

Detectives from the crash investigation unit were handling the case which is now in the hands of Ryde precinct.

NSW Police have confirmed that legal action is pending and that the driver has not had their licence suspended. 

A grey sedan mounted the footpath in Carlingford and hit the three schoolboys – pinning Calvin against a parked van 

His family have established the Calvin Wijeweera Foundation in honour of the aspiring aeronautical engineer which aims to help students in need from Sri Lanka with their education.

Ovindi Wijeweera, Calvin’s older sister, who was in Singapore when the accident happened and flew back when she heard, previously said she felt like she was living a nightmare.

‘This home, it was the four of us here, and whenever I turn a corner I see him, I just can’t believe that he’s gone and he’s not going to come back,’ she told Seven News.

She also questioned why there were not restrictions preventing the woman getting behind the wheel.

‘It’s not feelings of hatred, it’s just how can a 90-year old-woman be allowed to drive?’ she said.

In New South Wales, drivers aged over 75 are required to have a medical assessment every year to keep their licence. 

After 85 they must pass an ‘on-road’ driving test every two years.

The woman had suffered a leg injury during the crash and was taken to Westmead Hospital for mandatory testing in the aftermath.

Ovindi Wijeweera (pictured), his shattered sister said she felt as though she could still see him ‘walk around a corner’ at their Sydney home

Ovindi  (pictured right, beside her brother) remains ‘very proud’ of her brother. The family has set up a foundation to honour him

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Calvin had been walking with two mates, also 17, with one treated at Westmead Hospital after suffering a head injury in the crash, and a third boy managed to jump out of the way and was uninjured.

The young student, whose family emigrated to Australia from Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2008 was remembered as a gentle and kind person.

‘I went to primary school with Calvin and he was the kindest person, he had a heart of gold… life is so unfair sometimes, rest in peace Calvin,’ one young woman wrote on Instagram. 

A youth group the boy belonged to posted a tribute to Facebook saying he was ‘kind and gentle’ and could always be relied upon.

‘With great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved … friend and brother, Calvin Wijeweera,’ the Tharuna Youth Group announced on Saturday.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted NSW Police.