Selwyn Times: February 03, 2021

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Wednesday February 3 2021 Selwyn Times Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz NEWS 11 Driver doing burnouts? Contact police Dean Harker Selwyn Police Area response manager Senior Sergeant Dean Harker talks about police activity in the district I HOPE that everyone had an enjoyable break over the festive period and managed to spend some quality time with their families. With the warmer weather we have noticed an increase in antisocial road user behaviour (“boy racers”) throughout the district and there is a significant increase in burnout marks left behind at numerous intersections and sections of the road. In worst-case scenarios, this can lead to damage to the surface of the road, removal or reduced visibility of road markings or damage to road signs if vehicles lose control and hit them. All these can result in costly and time-consuming repairs and inconvenience to ‘regular’ road users. Police would like to hear from anyone who witnesses a vehicle doing a burnout. As long as we get the registration or a good description of the vehicle (unique features and/or an address that the vehicle is seen returning to) so we can find out the registration of the vehicle carrying out the sustained loss of traction, we can act. Please don’t put yourself at risk or confront these unruly drivers in an attempt to stop them or identify the drivers or their vehicles. Police response to these incidents, usually involves impounding the vehicle for 28 days and charging the driver. Offending drivers are fined and disqualified for a period of at least six months if convicted in court. Where the driver is unknown, police can serve a letter on the owner of the vehicle which requires them to supply the details of the person who was the driver of the vehicle at the time of the incident. Failure by the owner to supply UNLAWFUL: A period of six months disqualification, and a fine, may be imposed on a driver if convicted of sustained loss of traction. those details is an offence which can lead to a court appearance and a maximum fine of up to $20,000. If the original offence is related to road safety – such as sustained loss of traction – a period of up to six months disqualification may be imposed on the vehicle owner who failed/ refused to provide driver details. We have had a couple of great results lately where the driver of these vehicles carrying out the burnouts has been ordered to pay reparation for repairs to the road which has added up to thousands of dollars. Canterbury Police have a dedicated squad of officers on the anti-social road user team who focus on this kind of activity primarily in and around Canterbury. But where a pattern of behaviour starts to appear – locations and time frames – police can direct resources to target the issue. Of course, this relies on the members of the community letting police know where and when it is happening as well as any other details of incidents. I would encourage you to report these (and other) incidents to police, no matter how small you may believe the issue to be. Police can’t act on it if we are unaware of it. Reporting crime can be done in a number of ways. • Phone 111 when you need immediate help with a lifethreatening or time-critical emergency • Phone 105 when no one is injured or in danger, there is no serious risk to people or property, the crime isn’t still happening. • By reporting online at 105. police.govt.nz • Or by calling in to your nearest local police station.
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