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The Automobile Association wants drink-drive testing to return to previous levels. About a third of all fatal crashes in New Zealand involve someone under the influence, but roadside testing has dropped off significantly in recent years.
A drink-driver who was caught travelling at more than 100kmh in 50kmh zone has escaped a criminal conviction, in part because he wants to become a professional driver. Lucas Alexander was clocked by police driving at 103kmh per hour on a residential street in Upper Hutt, north of Wellington on January 9, 2020. He was later found to be twice the legal alcohol limit – recording a reading of 513mcg of alcohol per litre of breath. The legal limit is 250mcg.
The victim of a terrifying Lower Hutt hit and run is relieved to hear a guilty plea 18 February 2021
Anna Chesterfield was hit on a pedestrian crossing last month by a driver who was texting on his phone.
Driver, Jade Harris, panicked and sped off, leaving her seriously injured on the road.
He has pleaded guilty in Lower Hutt District Court this morning, and will be sentenced in May.
Chesterfield says his actions have changed her life forever.
She says everything s become harder, and now she s learning to walk again, which is really difficult.
Driver Khing Tiang Wong who killed cyclist Brent Norriss applies for limited licence
18 Feb, 2021 01:13 AM
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Khing Wong at his sentencing in the Hutt Valley District Court in November. Photo / Melissa Nightingale
Khing Wong at his sentencing in the Hutt Valley District Court in November. Photo / Melissa Nightingale
A texting driver who killed a Wellington cyclist has had his application for a limited licence put off by the judge - who is a keen cyclist himself.
The judge also said he had cycled the same route where the victim died on numerous occasions and had often feared for his own safety while doing so.
But, the case has been delayed after the presiding judge said he was not confident he could be "appropriately neutral” as he had cycled the same route where the cyclist died.