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sentences that state something as happening or true
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11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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In short:
Brandon Edward Tilsed is accused of injuring a police officer with an allegedly non-compliant electric dirt bike on the NSW South Coast.
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The 18-year-old Barrack Heights man faced Port Kembla Local Court today.
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man → face → Court
The matter was adjourned to give his legal team time to watch video associated with the alleged incident.
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matter → adjourn → incident
An 18-year-old man accused of hitting a police officer with an allegedly illegal electric dirt bike during a police crackdown in the Illawarra has faced court.
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man → accuse → court
Brandon Edward Tilsed appeared in Port Kembla Local Court before registrar Peter Ritchie today.
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Tilsed → appear → Ritchie
The alleged incident occurred on October 16 during a joint NSW Police and Transport for NSW crackdown targeting illegal e-bikes.
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incident → allege → bikes
Court documents allege Mr Tilsed was riding an Artic Leopard XF Pro, an electric dirt bike, when he collided with a senior constable who was on a mountain bike on Aquatic Drive in Shell Cove.
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who → allege → Cove
The Barrack Heights man is accused of leaving the scene of the crash without helping the injured officer.
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man → accuse → officer
Police allege that when officers and Transport NSW staff found Mr Tilsed at nearby Bass Point Reserve a short time later, he ran and hid in bushland before being arrested.
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he → allege → bushland
In an application to the court to forfeit the bike, NSW Police stated the officer involved was seriously injured and later required surgery to reattach his kneecap to a tendon.
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officer → forfeit → tendon
Court documents outlined six charges against Mr Tilsed, including driving in a manner dangerous to the public on a road, failure to stop and assist after an impact causing injury, and not giving particulars to an injured person.
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documents → outline → person
He was also charged with being unlicensed on a motorcycle and using an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle on the road.
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Mr Tilsed's lawyer asked for the case to be adjourned until November to allow more time to watch video and seek instructions.
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case → ask → instructions
The court registrar approved the new date.
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registrar → approve → date
Application to remove bike
The application to forfeit Mr Tilsed's bike for disposal will also return to court in November.
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application → remove → November
In it, police described the vehicle as a motorcycle that was non-compliant with Australian design rules, and that had not been registered or insured, despite having a vehicle identification number (VIN).
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that → describe → number
The application said the bike, which was purchased for $5,400 and belonged to Mr Tilsed, was incapable of being registered without significant modifications such as installing lights, mirrors and indicators.
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which → say → lights
In August, police gained new powers to seize non-compliant e-bikes and surrender them for destruction.
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police → gain → destruction
The October crackdown was the second operation conducted under the new laws.
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crackdown → conduct → laws
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