Other convictions
John Ripi Daniels (42), forklift driver, of Balclutha, drinkdriving — 878mcg, and careless
Adriving (lost control attempting to round corner on Milton Highway, about 10.20pm, October 30, drove up clay bank on left side of road; member of public saw the crash, called police; Daniels said in explanation had been drinking with friends, decided to go and visit another friend), overall penalty, fined $950, court costs $130, disqualified nine months, zeroalcohol licence to follow. Daniels not previously before the court. Kyle Brandon Marr (25), labourer, of Dunedin, driving while driver licence suspended,
ADuke St, about 12.15pm, September 15, fined $300, court costs $130, disqualified six months. Marr not previously before the court.
Vanessa Sextro (27), visitor from Germany and currently of Queenstown, careless driving causing injury (driving north on Princes St, failed to stop for red traffic signal at Moray Pl, continued driving through the intersection, collided with male pedestrian on pedestrian crossing causing him to slide up the bonnet of her vehicle and hit the
Aground forcefully), about noon, June 23, reparation $6387, emotional harm reparation $2000, disqualified nine months. Judge said victims’s injuries ‘‘of a kind hard to get over’’; included fractured hip socket, cracked ribs, cuts to head and severe concussion; had clear impact on victim and his means of earning his living; noted restorative justice positive, Sextro apologised, clearly remorseful for what happened, not previously before the court.
David Robert John Pine (25),
Aof Dunedin, Summary Offences Act assault on male known to him (judge said Pine walking one way, victim the other, as they passed Pine slapped victim on the right side of his head and cheek area; victim received redness to right side of his head, sore right ear), Gordon Rd, Mosgiel, about 1pm, June 27, 70 hours’ community work. Judge told Pine he would have ordered emotional harm reparation but the victim had made it clear he did not want that, ‘‘he wants you to leave him alone’’.