There were reports of the vehicle being driven dangerously at high speed before the driver crashed and killed his passenger, Christopher Narayan Blair, in Oamaru last year. A police officer who pursued a vehicle travelling at high speed towards Oamaru before it crashed killing one occupant, should have abandoned the chase earlier. The authority accepted that while the officer had complied with police driving policy, they should have abandoned the pursuit sooner. “The police investigation found the officer complied with police driving policy at the time of the pursuit. The vehicle was travelling at 150 kilometres per hour when it crashed, and Savigny's blood contained evidence of alcohol and methamphetamine.

Source: Stuff February 18, 2021 03:22 UTC