Multi-sport legend Steve Gurney has been offered diversion by police over a charge of careless driving after smashing into a speeding train at a level crossing.
The nine-time Coast to Coast champion previously pleaded guilty to the charge, and spoke of his "disappointment'' that he was being taken to court for what was simply a "mistake'' and a "blur.''
Gurney, 48, was lucky to walk away with only minor injuries when his Subaru Outback 4WD crashed into an early-morning passenger train at a railway crossing near Rangiora on September 20, last year.
The train driver and passengers escaped uninjured.
There were no warning bells, lights or barriers at the crossing. But there is a stop sign and warning saying, 'Look for trains.'
