The actions of a British man who reversed a milk delivery truck while the driver was in the back were "remarkably stupid'', a judge says. Stead was told by Judge John Brandts-Giesen in the Queenstown District Court today he was lucky he had not driven further. The offending was made "much worse'' by the truck's driver being in the back arranging stock. "You could've killed him if you'd driven any distance or at any great speed. Stead, who is living in the resort on a working holiday visa, was fined $1000 and disqualified from driving for eight months.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 10, 2019 03:45 UTC