Driver unable to remember fatal head-on collision that killed Whakatāne nurse
Those close to her say she handled those traumatic shifts with aplomb. According to the police summary of facts McMillan was driving towards Rotorua on December 14, 2019, while Budgen, her husband Rhys Budgen and two others were travelling towards Whakatāne. “The defendant approached a moderate right hand corner, he crossed the centre line and drove onto the wrong side of the road,” the summary said. “This caused him to collide head on with the victims vehicle heading the opposite direction. Due to the impact. . . Shelia Budgen was fatally injured and died at the scene.” SUPPLIED...
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