High-speed crash wrecks holiday

A man was cut from his car after he lost control and skidded more than 80m before smashing through a fence and into two parked cars in a high-speed crash along Mount Maunganui's Marine Parade last night.
The crash, at 10pm, has cut short a holiday for a grandmother and her two grandchildren who cannot stay at their family beach home without a fence.
A 23-year-old Mount Maunganui man was trapped in his car for about 30 minutes before being taken by ambulance to Tauranga Hospital with moderate pelvic and abdominal injuries.
Skid marks about 80m long remained on the road this morning, leading to the mess of splintered wood, smashed concrete and shattered glass near the Marine Parade and Clyde St intersection.
The officer in charge of traffic in the Western Bay of Plenty, Senior Sergeant Ian Campion, said speed was a factor in the crash but police had not yet decided if charges would be laid.
"The driver of this vehicle has lost control and collided with a parked car which has then been forced into another parked vehicle."
The car was left sticking out on to a grass verge from the footpath.
A blood sample was taken from the man to check for alcohol levels but this was routine and it was not known if alcohol had featured in the crash.
Firefighters from Mount Maunganui and Tauranga cut off the car's roof and lifted the man out of the wreck.
Mount Maunganui firefighter Paul Bunn said one rear wheel of the man's car was sitting horizontally after the crash.
"He's a very lucky boy."
The broken fence and mess at the scene has meant Te Awamutu woman Janet Hodgson and her two grandchildren James Scott, 4, and Bree Scott, 2, are leaving the Bay today.
Mrs Hodgson said she awoke to a bang and was still half asleep when she went to check the children moments after the crash.
"I actually thought one of the kids had fallen out of bed. I checked on the kids and I could see the flashing lights. I looked out the window and when I finally looked out through the curtains there were ambulances and fire engines and cop cars _ dozens of people."
Mrs Hodgson and her grandchildren arrived at their beach house on Sunday and were to be joined by another grandchild.
She said damage to the fence meant James and Bree couldn't play on their bikes because they and her elderly labrador dog, Sam, who was partially deaf, could run out on to the road.