Additional driving charges have been laid in the Timaru District Court against the Police members and civilian driver who were involved in a motorcade between Waimate and Christchurch Airport on 17 July.
"The Timaru and Christchurch Crown Solicitors, who are prosecuting the matter on behalf of Police, after assessing the evidence, recommended the fresh charges be laid. It was considered the new charges more accurately reflect the nature of the alleged offences," the Assistant Commissioner Crime Reduction and Public Safety, Peter Marshall, said today.
Some of the new charges have been laid as alternative charges. With the leave of the Court most of the original charges will be withdrawn.
The new charges still relate to dangerous driving and following too close and are as follows:
Person one six charges as a party to dangerous driving - alternative charges
six charges for causing dangerous driving - alternative charges
Person two one charge dangerous driving
Person three one charge dangerous driving
Person four two charges dangerous driving
one charge following too close
Person five one charge as a party to dangerous driving -alternative
one charge for causing dangerous
driving - alternative
Person six two charges dangerous driving
one charge following too close
one charge careless driving
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