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![Picnicker hit by car dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Picnicker hit by car dies
A woman has died after being hit by a suspected drink-driver when she and a friend stopped for a roadside picnic yesterday.
!['My lucky stars were with me'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'My lucky stars were with me'
A man pulled from his burning truck just before it exploded will never forget his rescuers.
![<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Lobby power](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Lobby power
When alcohol industry reps unleash their charm offensives on the corridors of power there is one office they dodge, that of Jim Anderton.
![Drink-driver crashes into picnic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drink-driver crashes into picnic
A drink-driver lost control and hit two women who had stopped for a roadside picnic yesterday morning. Witnesses said the car's skid marks measured more than 100m.
![Report on officer's road spike death released](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Report on officer's road spike death released
High visibility jackets should be mandatory for officers laying road spikes, a coroner says.
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Fatal crash driver escapes jail sentence after family forgive
The mother of a four-year-old boy killed on a footpath by an out-of-control car embraced the teen driver outside court after he was sentenced to community detention today.
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Driver kissing girlfriend before crash, court told
One witness has told a murder trial the accused was kissing his girlfriend before he crashed into a car, and another that they were arguing.
![Harbour Bridge crash stops traffic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Harbour Bridge crash stops traffic
A motorcycle crash on the Auckland Harbour Bridge caused northbound traffic to grind to a halt this afternoon.
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Heavy road toll for long weekend
Police say they are "devastated" by the Labour Weekend road toll, which closed at eight - the same number as last year.