Waikaraka Park Speedway president believes car's brakes failed in crashSupplied John Sprague was hit by a stock car at Waikaraka Park Speedway on Saturday night. John Sprague was taking photos at the NZ SuperStocks event at Waikaraka Park Speedway in central Auckland on Saturday night when he was hit shortly before 8pm. BRENDON LEARMONTH/SQUARE PHOTOGRAPHY It's believed a stock car's brakes failed before it hit a photographer on Saturday night. (File photo)Waikaraka Park Speedway president Frank Irvine said on Sunday that Sprague was standing "in the correct place" for photographers when he was hit. READ MORE: Photographer hit by stock car at Waikaraka Park Speedway in critical condition"Evidently some mechanical failure happened with the car," Irvine said.

Source: Stuff January 13, 2018 22:44 UTC