The 18 year old man charged with manslaughter after a fatal car crash in Te Puke in July is remanded on bail after appearing in Tauranga District Court on Monday morning.
Police say Richard Emery was driving the vehicle that plunged into the Ohineangaanga Stream, killing passenger Judas Ace Witeri.
He is facing charges for manslaughter and three counts of injuring by an unlawful act.
Emery briefly appeared before Judge Thomas Ingram for a judicial intervention hearing – a conference that assesses aspects of the case before it goes to trial.
The hearing was postponed because a crash analysis report had not yet been disclosed.
The car that crashed was carrying seven people and police say they were returning from a Manoeka Road party just south of Te Puke.
Defence lawyer Tony Balme told the court that the report was still being peer reviewed.
Emery was remanded on bail until the judicial intervention hearing recommences on November 29.
4 comments
Drinking?`
Posted on 15-11-2010 12:44 | By bryceh
Had he been drinking before the crash?
What about the others?
Posted on 15-11-2010 18:41 | By reneem
What is happening to the other 6 people in the car? Are they getting charged for anything? People of that age are influenced quite alot, whose to say the others didnt harrass richard into driving.Fair enough he is in court but what about the others?
knows...
Posted on 29-12-2010 15:46 | By bloooop
thee other six in the car had nothing to do with his decision to drive other then heading the same way as they live pretty much as neighbours..So really what do you mean...what about the others?
The others
Posted on 13-07-2022 08:48 | By Emery
"The others" which are my brothers got broken arms and legs, paralyzed arms, fractured bones, skull damage cardiac arrests, lacerations so deep it covered us in so much blood you couldn't tell who was who, torn ligaments,l and alot of other minor injuries to go with memories tha weigh heavy on our shoulders even to this day. We were young and dumb bearly out of our teens, losing our brother roko is something we have to live with every day. Our cousin made a mistake and right now hes out and got his life sorted which is something most maori in his situation would find very difficult doing. It's a long road to redemption but it's not impossible so remember this if ever you find yourself or someone you know in this situation
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