Driver to face more than six charges over sapper's death in Holsworthy Army Barracks crash Investigators at the accident scene at Holsworthy Barracks. A SYDNEY soldier was charged today with dangerous driving in relation to an accident at the Holsworthy Army Barracks last year which resulted in the death of a 21-year-old soldier. About 10am the 21-year-old male driver of the vehicle attended The Rocks Police Station where he was arrested and charged with dangerous driving occasioning death and six counts of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm. The soldier was alleged to be driving a military truck at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney's south-west last year when it overturned. The accident scene at Holsworthy Barracks. About 8.45am on October 8 a troop carrier was being driven on an unsealed road during a routine military training activity. Sapper Jordon Penpraze died as a result of the accident. It will be alleged that the vehicle failed to negotiate a left-hand bend, left the roadway and struck a small tree before overturning. Jordon Penpraze. At the time of the crash there were three personnel seated in the cabin of the vehicle and a further 15 in the rear. All the rear passengers were ejected from the vehicle. Military police and paramedics, as well as police from Liverpool Local Area Command, NSW Ambulance Paramedics and a rescue helicopter, responded quickly to the crash. Those on board sustained various injuries and were conveyed to a number of hospitals. A 21-year-old man was conveyed to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition with head injuries but died three days later. Officers from NSW Police Force's Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit facilitated charges recommended by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The man was granted conditional bail to appear at the Downing Centre Local Court on September 16. Sapper Penpraze was due to graduate as a fully fledged combat engineer in the Royal Australian Engineer Corps the week he died. Lieutenant Colonel Allan Hollink paid tribute last October to Sapper Penpraze, saying he had excelled at a number of tasks during his four-month training course. "This is a shock for his family, his mates and the army," Colonel Hollink said. We care for our people and we take great care to ensure that they are safe. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jordan's family, his friends and his mates. Sapper Penpraze had his heart set on a life-long career in the armed forces. Just six months in, the determined 22-year-old had already been hailed for helping save a life and was looking forward to moving to Townsville with his girlfriend. It was the heartbreaking end for a young man with the world at his feet. It was also the second tragedy to rock his family in a less than a year. In April last year, Jordan's cousin Olivia Penpraze died, a victim of online trolls. His father, Daryl, spoke at the time of the family's devastation. But he said he could not have been more proud of a son who achieved everything he had ever wanted. "He had really matured and grown into a strong young man," Mr Penpraze said. The first few weeks of the training was tough but he loved it and got through it. He was a good mate, had a great sense of humour and never whinged about a hard days work. He put his head down and got on with the job. Grandmother Lavina Penpraze said he had been determined to establish his career and was looking forward to moving to the army base in north Queensland. "When I saw him in August he told me he'd never worked so hard in his life," she said. But he really enjoyed it and decided it was what he wanted to. "He was a gentle person and a very caring and sensible young lad," Mrs Penpraze said. Jordan was a baseball enthusiast with a love of the outdoors. Photos online showed him at his happiest with friends four-wheel-driving, fishing and beaming beside his partner, Jacinta. "He enjoyed life and loved going out with his Dad in the boat," Mrs Penpraze said. He was a good boy and had spent the last few years labouring with his father as a plumber before he decided to join the army.