Bike thief crashes

[steve_t]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10738245

A man suffered serious head injuries when a stolen motorcycle he was riding collided with a van in west Auckland today.

He was not wearing a helmet, said Constable Paul Hayward of the Serious Crash Unit.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Barrys Rd and Hepburn Rd, Glendene, shortly after midday.

The motorcyclist had been travelling up Barrys Rd when it went through a T-junction and crashed into the side of a van, Mr Hayward said.

It did not appear to have been a high-speed crash but because the rider was not wearing a helmet he had serious head injuries.

He was taken to Auckland Hospital.

The driver of the van was shocked but uninjured.

[Katman]

No worries, our ACC levies will fix him right up.

[White trash]

No worries, our ACC levies will fix him right up.

Maybe he'll die and save the world the drama?

[Blinkwing]

So do our ACC levies go up as a result of this opportune thief simply being on a motorcycle?

[fokky]

Classic............ya gotta love karma.

[Elysium]

So do our ACC levies go up as a result of this opportune thief simply being on a motorcycle?

What!?, nahhhh

[hayd3n]

what a winner

[Waxxa]

it is cases like this that as 'person' is committing a criminal act and is injured during that offence, that person should be made to cover all costs associated with that criminal act!

In this case the cost of hospitalisation, repair to the van that was damaged, assistance to the van driver if required, damage to the bike, damage to the property whilst stealing the bike, etc.

why does ACC cover injuries that criminals get while committing crime?

[imdying]

A man suffered serious head injuries when a stolen motorcycle he was riding collided with a van in west Auckland today.

Assuming he is indeed a bike thief, then that's the best news I've had all week

[Latte]

Wonder if it was a black YZ450 with JD Graphics ?

[nzmikey]

why does ACC cover injuries that criminals get while committing crime?

I think this was questioned in a thread awhile back

A few years ago some cock escaped from prison up north, when he jumped off the wall he injured a leg (or both) - he was rewarded a lump ACC payment for his injuries.

And a while back some cock jumped into the lion enclosure at the zoo - he was rewarded ACC money for his injuries ..........

And then there was this guy who was vacuuming in the privacy of his own house and .........

[JMemonic]

Bugger, trying to find some empathy......


Nup the bottle is empty.

[gammaguy]

[Katman]

So where do all the "ACC IS A NO FAULT SYSTEM!!!!" people sit with this one?

[Hiflyer]

Wonder if it was stolen from a dealership?

To be honest i hope he doesn't actually get any permanent brain damage from this. He could be young and dumb and caught up in the wrong crowd and if it's a once off I seriously hope the owner gets reimbursed fully and the guy can learn his lesson.

Of course if he's been doing it again and again, it looks like karma may have caught up with him once and for all.