The sentence of a foreign driver who caused the death of a Tauranga motorcyclist when she veered into his path has been reduced sparking fears she will be deported before serving her time.
Jieling Xiao, 27, a Chinese national, caused the death of Rhys Middleton, 23, in the Waitangi Weekend crash.
She pled guilty to a charge of dangerous driving causing death and in June was sentenced, at the Napier District Court, to 17 months in prison.
This week her appeal for a reduction in the sentence was successful and she was given the lesser sentence of nine months' home detention and 150 hours' community work.
Mr Middleton's parents want to make sure she serves her home detention sentence before she is deported - and I agree with them.