Photo: NZMEThe man accused of causing the deaths of three Rotorua Higgins workers has pleaded guilty to three charges of careless driving causing death in the Whakatāne District Court today. The impact shunted the Higgins truck 180 degrees causing it to roll into a roadside culvert. Judge David Cameron told Cox's lawyer Tony Balme that sentencing should take place in Whakatāne and set a date of June 19. "The defendant has accepted responsibility for causing the death of these three men," Judge Cameron said. He also stressed to whānau that careless driving causing death was one of the less serious charges in the court process despite a life being lost.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 16, 2019 23:15 UTC