An alleged ‘moment of recklessness’ could have caused deaths, after a driver crashed while using a cell phone on Sunday afternoon in Hampden.
District Road Policing Manager, Inspector Sarah Thorn said the driver of one vehicle admitted to Police they were distracted by changing music on their cell phone.
“They drifted completely onto the other side of the road in a 100kph area, colliding with an oncoming car. It appears that a moment of recklessness could’ve killed them.
“Two people were taken to hospital with moderate injuries and given the circumstances, their conditions could have been significantly worse.
“Roads all over Aotearoa are only going to get busier as we get closer to Christmas and the summer holidays. It’s extremely important we all drive safely to reduce the risk of hurting anyone on the roads.”
Police are continuing to investigate the crash, but charges are likely.
State Highway 1 was closed for hours while emergency services worked at the scene, and Police thanked the public for their patience.
“We also want to thank the volunteers in emergency services who gave up their time to attend,” says Inspector Thorn.
Remember, always drive without distractions and impairments. Put your phone away and keep your eyes on the road, you never know what could happen.
Image credit: Rahul Himkar
thank goodness it wasn’t in New Zealand!
Learning for the day. Never under any circumstances talk to police without a lawyer.
I see this all of the time- delayed moving-out when the light turns green, drifting into another lane, suddenly rushing up to tailgate…
The worst ones are the younger ‘social media’ women…
Second to them are the tradies who are arranging their work schedules or ordering supplies whilst ‘on the move’.
Everyone does not realise the potential for a life-changing event simply by NOT putting the phone down or pulling over to take or make a call.
I’m 33 years old, paralysed from the waist down and have to wear adult nappies for the rest of my life due to a heavily-tattood and massively-pierced deranged bitch with blue hair who thought her life on-line via ‘social media’ was more important than those around her on the road!!!
One can only wonder what this year’s Silly Season on the roads will bring with the untested bio-weapon Covid vaccines that have had another year to further diminish cognitive abilities from those who allowed themselves to be jabbed out of obedience to a government(s) that wants to kill them!
Idiots with cell phones you see them all day everyday. Throw out your mobile you don’t really need it anyway, you have either just been socially engineered in to believing you need one or forced by work to need one.