O'Sullivan died following a crash on SH50, Maraekakaho, on Friday just after 6pm and following his death, tributes flowed online. He has left an everlasting impression on those who worked with him, knew him or had the pleasure of meeting him. In the police Hawke's Bay area (Napier, Hastings and Central Hawke's Bay) there had been seven fatalities in the January 1-June 10 portion of 2019, and eight in the same time span last year, while Friday night's tragedy was thought to be the seventh fatality on Hawke's Bay roads this year. Meanwhile, Fire and emergency services were also kept on their feet in Hawke's Bay over the weekend. A single car crash at Swamp Rd, Fernhill, at 4.03pm, also resulted in no injuries.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 12, 2021 18:22 UTC