The scene of a fatal crash on the Kopu-Hikuai Rd over the Coromandel Range the day before Christmas Eve. The driver killed in a crash two days before Christmas was a "bright" and cherished grandfather on his way to the hospital. Whangamata local William Shearer, known as Bill, died at the scene of the two-car crash on Kopu Hikuai Rd, near Thames. KELLY HODEL/STUFF Waikato police are warning drivers to exercise caution on the roads ahead of Christmas and the New Year. The family had been inundated with kind messages, calls and visits - a testament to the man Bill was, Steve said.

Source: Stuff December 31, 2019 03:11 UTC