[TheList] 10.1 1v papamoa/ te puke

Fri Oct 8 07:34:25 AEDT 2010

Media release only just coming out by the looks of it. See below.

Hi,

A new news release is available for you to view on the Police website:

Title: Two dead after car flees from Police

Western Bay of Plenty Police have confirmed that two men have died after the
vehicle they were driving fled from Police in the Western Bay of Plenty at
approximately 5:15am this morning (Friday 8 October).

The Western Bay of Plenty Area Commander, Inspector Mike Clement, says the
utility vehicle initially failed to stop for Police on Maunganui Rd in Mt
Maunganui.

The vehicle had been traveling in excess of 50km/hr in residential area.

“The vehicle was pursued by Police towards Papamoa. During this time, the
vehicle took extreme actions to evade Police, including driving around a set
of road spikes which had been used in an effort to stop the vehicle.

“After undertaking these evasive manoeuvres, the vehicle was travelling at
such high speed that the pursuit was abandoned, and Police staff moved into
a search phase.”

Inspector Clement says the vehicle was then seen travelling in Domain Road,
Papamoa, with the vehicle again failing to stop for Police.

“Authority was given to re-initiative the pursuit towards Te Puke.

“The pursuit was then in the process of being abandoned for the second time
due to concerns about speed in the Te Puke township, when Police officers
lost sight of the fleeing vehicle. A search of the area revealed it had left
the road and hit a tree.

“The passenger in the car was dead upon Police arrival at the scene. The
driver died at the scene.”

Inspector Clement says Police crash investigators are at the scene and the
Independent Police Conduct Authority has been notified. A formal internal
Police investigation has also commenced.

Inspector Clement says Police are in a difficult position when it comes to a
fleeing offender or a driver who fails to stop.

“The immediate question for Police and the public alike is why that
individual feels the need to take such extreme action to avoid speaking to
Police.

“Those who flee from Police put themselves and innocent road users at risk,
with the ultimate tragic outcome in this case.

“This incident will not only have a dreadful impact on their families and
friends, but also on the Police officers involved and those at North Comms,
other emergency services who attended the scene and those in the wider
community.”

Police are making inquiries to identify the two men so that next of kin can
be notified.

-ends-

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 6:41 AM, <stuzz at ihug.co.nz> wrote:

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> surprising this hasnt been labeled as a pursuit in the media..
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> On Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:44:18 +1300, <stuzz at ihug.co.nz> wrote:
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> serious crash called to 1v after lengthy pursuit papamoa/ te puke injuries
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