The Star: November 09, 2023

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Thursday November 9 2023 The Star
COURT 9
allegedly encouraging street racing
Jayden, Nicholl jnr and Clark
were passengers in the Subaru,
Hallaway said.
The man driving the ute
described the collision as
happening very quickly and
said he didn’t even have time to
realise what was happening as
the Subaru hit him.
He estimated he would have
been travelling about 65km/h as
he was towing a trailer and was
anticipating the lights turning
orange at the intersection.
The Crown alleged the Subaru
would have been travelling well
over 100km/hr as it rotated
clockwise and crossed the
centerline, into the path of the
ute.
The Crown also alleged that
Nicholl snr, who was following
the Subaru in a Holden, was
aware of the crash that involved
his sons, but continued driving
home.
After the collision, the driver
of the ute checked his partner
was okay and they both climbed
out of the passenger door side,
as the driver’s door could not be
opened.
Once the pair saw the severity
of the crash, they began to check
the four men in the Subaru, some
of whom were unconscious or
making groaning sounds.
The woman described a scene
of chaos as people began turning
up to the crash scene, including
some girls who she said began
screaming once they saw the state
of the men in the Subaru.
The man managed to pull one
person from the vehicle and
waited with him on the side of
the road as emergency services
began arriving.
The man said he only had
minor injuries such as bruising,
while the woman required
surgery and suffered whiplash, a
concussion, scarring to the back
of her eye and distorted hearing
in her left ear.
Nicholl jnr and Clark died
at the scene while Shanan and
Jayden were transported to the
hospital.
The Crown says that because
Nicholl snr was participating in
street racing and encouraging
TRIAL: Mark Nicholl snr is on trial at the district court for
his alleged involvement in the double fatal crash that killed
his son Mark Nicholl jnr (left) on September 25, 2021.
PHOTO: GEORGE HEARD/NZ HERALD
Shanan to drive dangerously by
lurching forward in his own car,
the jury can be sure he is guilty of
the charges he faces.
However, defence counsel Jessica
Campbell told the jury he
denies encouraging such behaviour
and is not responsible for the
crash. He was “open and honest”
with police, and the jury can be
satisfied he is not guilty
of the charges.
The trial before a jury and
Judge Gerard Lynch continues.
• Victim jailed, accused walks
free, page 12
This report was produced
by Open Justice – Te Pātītī,
a Public Interest Journalism
initiative funded by NZ on Air
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