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k14
15th July 2004, 13:15
I just heard that a highway patrol officer was killed in what could possibly have been a chase. It was on the bridge just coming into Oakura from New Plymouth.

This is not going to be good. Should probably get some more facts before anything else is said. I just pray he wasn't chasing a biker.

RIP

Here is a link of the news on nzoom: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/436254?format=html (obviously not many facts are known yet)
Funkyfly
15th July 2004, 13:20
Damn shame that.

I hope it wasnt a chase, they have copped (excuse the pun) a beating over there chases recently.
jrandom
15th July 2004, 13:44
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/latestnewsstory.cfm?storyID=3578461&thesection=news&thesubsection=general

Head-on. Doesn't look like it was a pursuit.
Wenier
15th July 2004, 14:32
i wonder wut happened guess itll b on the news tonight
spudchucka
15th July 2004, 20:29
Looks like one of the cars lost control, (aqua planed), clipped the bridge and crossed the centre line, (from TV3 news).

Spare a thought for the mans family.
Paul in NZ
15th July 2004, 20:45
Looks like one of the cars lost control, (aqua planed), clipped the bridge and crossed the centre line, (from TV3 news).

Spare a thought for the mans family.

I did mate... Looked like a decent bloke... Bloody shame.

I really hope it was not because he was driving on crap govt issue tyres??

Cheers
Antallica
15th July 2004, 21:17
Well from the aerial it appears the 4WD crossed. But that's just from the scene I saw. HP car was cut in half basically :o

*Suspicious Holdens*
maybe
15th July 2004, 21:20
Don't care whose fault it was my thoughts go out to his Wife and Children.
Racey Rider
15th July 2004, 22:08
Well from the aerial it appears the 4WD crossed. But that's just from the scene I saw.

I know the bridge well, and it didn't look like the 4WD left it's lane to me.

There certainly was a huge dumping of rain about 7:30 this morning in New Plymouth. That Oakura bridge is only 10 minutes away. :mellow:
Milky
15th July 2004, 22:20
that's what I heard on the radio news - police car aquaplaned, hit the bridge and into the path of the other vehicle. One of those unfortunate incidents that you wouldnt wish on anyone :(
750Y
16th July 2004, 10:28
police car aquaplaned, hit the bridge and into the path of the other vehicle.
drive to the conditions people.
riffer
16th July 2004, 11:16
Well from the aerial it appears the 4WD crossed. But that's just from the scene I saw. HP car was cut in half basically :o

*Suspicious Holdens*
Well known fact that Subarus perform amazingly in impact tests.

And why is it that its always the coppers with young kids get taken out?

Life's not fair some times.
James Deuce
16th July 2004, 11:37
Poor bugger. 1st cop killed in a vehicle in 30 years according to the news last night.
Funkyfly
16th July 2004, 11:57
Don't care whose fault it was my thoughts go out to his Wife and Children.

Also spare a thought for the other guy involved, still alive thank goodness, but no doubt is a bit of a mess.

Need to drive to suit the conditions - i was driving to work in NP and man was it raining HARD!
Wenier
16th July 2004, 15:40
The other guys is suspected to be a surgeon from the UK so lucky he did live.