Take care on the Southern Motorway

**Calo** · 21st August 2005, 10:13

This is pretty horrific.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?...ectID=10341765

**crashe** · 21st August 2005, 10:19

I hope the police find these bastards who did this.

When on the motorways, I tend to always look up at the overbridges to see who is up there, just because of this reason.
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Driver killed by concrete dropped from bridge - 21.08.05
By David Fisher

A man was killed instantly when a block of concrete was deliberately dropped from an Auckland motorway overbridge and through the windscreen of the car he was driving.

Police have launched an investigation to find the person they believe dropped the 8kg lump of concrete from the Princes St overbridge on Auckland's Southern Motorway on Friday night. The concrete killed the driver, causing the car to crash, injuring three passengers.

It follows an increasing number of similar incidents in the area. Motorway surveillance cameras have filmed people, mostly teenagers, throwing chairs and wood at passing cars, and playing chicken by lying down on the road.

The 20-year-old man was driving north, with his girlfriend beside him and two male friends in the back, when the concrete pierced the windscreen about 9.20pm.

"It just sliced through the windscreen like a hot knife through butter. There was a big bang. All they remember is the bang, and careering off the side of the motorway," said Detective Senior Sergeant Neil Grimstone. "They are shocked, completely and utterly distraught. They are going to have to live with this for the rest of their lives. What they witnessed was horrific."

The car, registered to a Rotorua woman, came to a halt when it struck a power pole.

Last night, the shocked family were trying to come to terms with the tragedy and questioned who would do such a thing. "I think there will be some scared kids out there," said one family member.

Police closed the motorway, and detectives were joined by experts from the serious crash unit to investigate the crash.

"It's pretty barbaric. It's an insane act of stupidity that's resulted in a tragic death," Mr Grimstone said.

He appealed for witnesses to come forward, and also asked for anyone who may have been on the bridge to approach police.

"If it was a group of youths, there will be others in the group who did not touch the concrete who will want to distance themselves from having killed this man."

Mr Grimstone said a charge of manslaughter could be laid if the investigation discovered the concrete had been dropped deliberately.

In April 2003, elderly passengers on a coach trip were showered in glass when a rock thrown from the Silverdale motorway on-ramp bridge smashed through their front window.

One woman was blinded for several seconds, her ear was cut and shards of glass narrowly missed entering her eye.

And in 1997, Trevor Hoare was knocked unconscious and almostkilled by a rock, the size of two fists, thrown off the southern motorway's Market Rd overbridge and through his windscreen.

His wife Marilyn grabbed the steering wheel as they careered 800m across two lanes of the motorway and crashed into a wire fence.

Mr Hoare was taken to Auckland Hospital where he needed 10 stitches in a deep wound, millimetres from his windpipe.

"If it had hit my windpipe I wouldn't be here now," he said at the time. Police officers investigating the case can be contacted at the Counties Manukau Crime Squad on 261-1321.

- HERALD ON SUNDAY

**onearmedbandit** · 21st August 2005, 10:24

Punishment for these fuckers doesn't even begin to describe what needs to be done to them.

**hondacmx450** · 21st August 2005, 10:35

kill them thay took a life so thay should die to eye for a eye fucken dicks

**Coyote** · 21st August 2005, 10:50

I can just see these teenagers laughing at the whole thing. Probebly high on something. Dickheads

**Motu** · 21st August 2005, 10:51

Originally Posted by crashe

Mr Grimstone said a charge of manslaughter could be laid if the investigation discovered the concrete had been dropped deliberately.

Sounds like they might of dropped it by accident - a family council and community work will be punishment fitting the crime...he'll need therapy coping with the trauma.I'd like to help him in any way I could.....do you think we could all get together and invite him around for tea and scones??

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 21st August 2005, 11:13

Originally Posted by hondacmx450

kill them thay took a life so thay should die to eye for a eye fucken dicks

This is a sickening thing that has been done. They do need to be delt with in the most severe way but this is not the answer. That eye for an eye stuff is why the world has lost so many good people. However I hear the passion in your voice and understand it on a personal level.

**Pixie** · 21st August 2005, 11:28

They should hang them from the bridge concerned,in the path of something solid and moving at 100 kph

**Ixion** · 21st August 2005, 11:39

Scum like that are a waste of resources. Terminate , is my vote. They're worthless, useless, they'll never amount to anything. Just a drain on society. Such people should be clinically removed. Nothing vindictive, just a painless clinical excision of a sociological tumour.

**TLDV8** · 21st August 2005, 11:42

Originally Posted by Ixion

Scum like that are a waste of resources. Terminate , is my vote. They're worthless, useless, they'll never amount to anything. Just a drain on society. Such people should be clinically removed. Nothing vindictive, just a painless clinical excision of a sociological tumour.

Indeed..but in reality they will get a smack on the hand and then sent on their way.

I am sure the average punter has a 8 kg lump of concrete on them as ballast to stop floating away.

"Mr Grimstone said a charge of manslaughter could be laid if the investigation discovered the concrete had been dropped deliberately. "

**onearmedbandit** · 21st August 2005, 12:04

Originally Posted by TLDV8

Indeed..but in reality they will get a smack on the hand and then sent on their way.

I am sure the average punter has a 8 kg lump of concrete on them as ballast to stop floating away.

"Mr Grimstone said a charge of manslaughter could be laid if the investigation discovered the concrete had been dropped deliberately. "

Normally I'd agrre about lax sentencing in NZ, but I'm sure an example would be made if these cretins were ever caught. Manslaughter, no way. It was obviously thought out, so murder is the charge I'd be calling for.

**oldrider** · 21st August 2005, 12:14

Funny thing how we all look to scumdog's gang to find and fix this problem.
What sort of world would we really have without the Cops?
Maybe it would be easier just to get rid of George Hawkins and Helen etc.
Thinking back there have been a lot of George and Helens in the past too.
There must be "somebody" out there that is better than this lot surely.
Eyes right for me this time round but who exactly? I don't know yet. Cheers John. Thinking thinking listening

**curious george** · 21st August 2005, 12:22

Originally Posted by Pixie

They should hang them from the bridge concerned,in the path of something solid and moving at 100 kph

Best idea sofar...

**MSTRS:Me** · 21st August 2005, 12:22

It was probably bored teenagers who haven't had any "entertainment" provided for them by our nanny state, funny thing is I made my own fun when I was a teenager as did my friends- maybe its genetic cos my own kids did/do too.