All three women involved in the accident were driving while intoxicated with blood alcohol levels over three times the legal limit.
All three women were involved in injuries and were arrested, fined and disqualified for driving under the influence of blood alcohol levels three times the legal limit.
Almost seven times over the legal limit when she returned a blood test reading of 333.7 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood after a head-on New Year’s Day crash..
At approximately 10:15 a.m. on January 1, Susan Buchanan was riding her scooter on the main road in Tupapa when she was involved in a collision with an oncoming vehicle after her scooter crossed the center line near the Cook Islands Game Fishing Club. I was.
Buchanan appeared in court in Avarua on Thursday, charged with careless driving and excessive blood alcohol.
Buchanan told the court she was lucky no one was killed after Magistrate Tanguy Taoro said she was lucky no one was hurt.
“You must be grateful to Lucky Star.”
The court heard that Buchanan was heading in the direction of Avarua when he was “asleep in the middle of the road.”
She was taken to hospital and then interviewed on January 9th.
She couldn’t remember what happened.
We have received two quotes for compensation, car damage. In one he was $3,130 and in the other he was $1,260.
Buchanan said he had insurance to cover the cost of damage to the rental bikes and claimed he was not responsible for damage to the vehicle’s front end.
She said she was responsible for damaging the driver’s seat, passenger door and side mirror.
“There was front damage and there was fender damage.”
JP Taoro asked if that was all she was in charge of.
Buchanan said a police officer told him so.
In accepting the guilty plea, JP Taolo said he wanted to emphasize how extremely high the alcohol content was.
“No wonder you were crooked.”
Buchanan was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined $500, with a 30% discount for early guilty pleas bringing the fine to $350, $150 in blood test compensation, and $1260 in car repairs. dollars, and court costs were ordered. $50.
Buchanan, who lives abroad, was told that he would keep his passport until he completed payment.
Helen Johnson recorded a blood test reading of 214.7mg alcohol per 100ml of blood after being involved in a crash on December 31, 2022.
Appearing on charges of careless driving and excessive blood alcohol, the court heard that Johnson crashed his scooter on a back road around 9:40 p.m.
Police arrived on the scene, found the woman unconscious, and were taken to hospital.
When police questioned her, she said she had been on the beach and drank alcohol before riding her scooter.
She couldn’t remember anything.
Again, JP Taoro accepted her guilty plea.
She was disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined $500 at a 30% discount for an early guilty plea, bringing the fine to $350, $50 for careless driving, and 50 court fees. $150 in damages for blood tests.
Memory Tuacana was involved in a crash in Nicao on December 22, 2022 at approximately 12:40 am while en route from town towards Arorangi.
The bike flipped over when she got distracted.
A blood test reading of 190.2 mg alcohol per 100 ml blood was recorded.
She was found guilty, fined $450, reduced to $300 for early guilty plea, disqualified for 12 months, ordered to pay $150 in blood test damages and $50 in court costs. was given.
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