Arguably his most serious prior driving conviction was careless driving causing Eileen Margaret Ferguson’s death in January 2018. Ferguson, a Canadian tourist visiting relatives, died after a crash at the intersection of Kairanga Bunnythorpe Rd and Milson Line, Palmerston North. Graham failed to give way and drove out in front of Ferguson, who died a day after the crash. He told police, despite stopping for a moment, he did not see the car Ferguson was a passenger in. Defence lawyer William Kronast said Graham had a history of alcohol issues, but had been staying off the drink before the February crash.