Police at the scene of a fatal crash on Whareora Rd, Whangārei, where Geoffrey Johnston Pearson, aged 58, died, after his white van was struck by a 4X4 on August 11. Photo / John Stone
Remand after fall crash
A man charged with drink driving causing death after a fatal crash in Whangārei has been remanded on bail until next year. Michael Gardyne, 33, from Whangārei appeared in the Whangārei District Court charged with driving with excess breath alcohol causing death. Gardyne was driving
a Jeep Cherokee on Whareora Rd, Whangārei, on August 11 when it collided head on with a white Mitsubishi van being driven by Geoffrey Johnston Pearson. Pearson, 58, from Whangārei, died at the scene. Gardyne has been remanded on bail until January 29.
Urinating charges
A female picked up by police for trying to urinate in central Whangārei was allegedly breaching her bail conditions. Sergeant Ryan Gray said officers picked up the 29-year-old on Walton St about 5.45pm on Wednesday and took her to the Whangārei Police Station where it was discovered she allegedly breached her bail. She was drunk and trying to urinate in public when officers picked her up and she will be charged.
Kerikeri ticket a winner
