Fatigue fatal in wrong way crash

hospital with minor injuries, but was released from custody to appear in the Wellington District A woman has been charged over Court in the new year. the death of a motorcyclist struck The motorcyclist died at the by an allegedly tired driver on the scene, and police asked that wrong side of the road in anyone who may have seen the Wellington. incident call Wellington Police or

A 25-year-old Wellington man Crimestoppers. was killed about 3am yesterday A witness had seen a car morning when the motorcycle he driving the wrong way down the was riding north on State northbound lane, and was in Highway 1 was struck by a car touch, police said. travelling south in the northFour Wellington Free bound lanes near Johnsonville. Ambulances attended and the

Police said fatigue was a Serious Crash Unit was also factor and urged people to travel investigating. safely over the holiday period. The Christmas road toll also

Wellington District Crime includes a man who died after ¯theOSquadareinvestigatingandhavecrashinghiscarinto paoa charged a 72-year-old woman River, beside the Blenheim Top with careless driving causing 10 Holiday Park on Grove Road death. She was initially taken to early yesterday morning. BRADEN FASTIER/STUFF