Police "too busy" to question possible driver of boat in fatal harbour crash.
Matthew Reynolds, the 31-year-old originally thought to be at the helm of the runabout which collided with a fishing boat on Sydney Harbour in May, killing six people, attended Tweed Heads Police Station today.
Mr Reynolds, who said he was too ill to be interviewed by police in the days and weeks after the May 1 collision while he recovered in hospital, finally went to talk to investigators today.
But police were too busy to talk to him, his father says.
Mr Reynolds father Charlie said in May that his son was not steering the runabout at the time of the crash but did know who was.
He said at the time his son would not reveal the identity of the driver because of "legal implications".
Charlie Reynolds today said he drove his son to the police station this morning because police "wanted to ask him a question''.
"[Matthew] hasn't spoken to any police today, no,'' Charlie Reynolds said.
"They have got other work on, more pressing engagements.''
"A 31-year-old man this morning attended Tweed Heads Police Station as part of ongoing investigations into the fatal boat collision on Sydney Harbour in May," a police spokesman said.
"No arrests have been made, no charges have been laid and the investigation is ongoing."
Charlie Reynolds hit back at claims his son had not co-operated with police investigating the harbour tragedy, saying police only asked to see Matthew for the first time two days ago.
"[Police] called the day before yesterday to make an appointment, whenever they want something he will talk to them,'' Charlie Reynolds said.
"He hasn't been avoiding the police or anything. It's been total co-operation.''
The father said Matthew was recovering "slowly'' from injuries sustained in the crash.
Killed in the crash were Stacey Wright, 21, Alex Rumiz, 22, Mr Reynolds's girlfriend Ashlei Ayres, 32, US citizen Jessica Holloway, 25, Elizabeth Holder, 20 and Alexandre Nikakis, 30.
Quote: Seems clearly obvious police and the corporate media intend to cover-up for the publicans and high profile people in this case to the extent that facts will be changed or no interest shown. If you read the links the cover-up here is inescapable as the facts are changed and distorted. However if these people had been from Macquarie Fields those who broke the law would have been charged the day after the incident or as soon as they were released from hospital. It just depends on what class people come from and whom they know as well as the corporate media, pubs and cops work hand in hand to protect corporate and business interests.
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