Danger exacerbated: Coroner calls for drivers to stay off road after drinking, using drugs after 'avoidable' death of Blenheim sheep shearer 23 Feb, 2021 02:24 AM 5 minutes to read Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask A sheep shearer who died after he crashed his car near Blenheim was almost four times over the legal alcohol limit and had cannabis in his system - prompting calls from a Coroner for drivers to abstain from driving after consuming booze and drugs. Ross Jones Wallace aka Puna, 53, died in a crash on July 12 after he failed to take a bend and rolled into a vineyard.