Senior Sergeant Fane Troy, Taupo Area Road Policing Manager:

Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Wookeun Kim in the Auckland District Court yesterday.

Mr Kim was the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash at Mangakino on 21 April which killed one person and seriously injured another.

He was disqualified from driving for 15 months and ordered to pay $10,000 in reparations to the surviving victim, who remains in hospital.

Police are glad that this matter was able to be resolved in a timely fashion.

These crashes are traumatic for all people involved.

We would like to thank all those people who were involved in attending to the injured people at the crash scene – your efforts do not go unnoticed.

Members of the public who call police around poor driving are to be commended. If you see dangerous driving or driving that causes concern please ring 111.

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