GrumpyGel
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Somehow, I don't think the seatbelt would have strangled her. Mind you, she may not have survived either, the bloke got lucky...
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/boyfriend-admits-causing-crash-killed-queenstown-woman
Boyfriend admits causing crash that killed Queenstown woman
On January 30 last year, the summary says that Page and Brown arranged to complete the Macetown road in his 1987 Toyota Blizzard 4WD before using a small inflatable raft in the river.
Page had travelled the 4WD track, which crosses the Arrow River 23 times and takes about an hour each way depending on weather and conditions, once several years beforehand.
He advised Brown that seatbelts shouldn't be worn because the track was bumpy and they would strangle her.
After negotiating a tight bend, the Toyota's right-side wheels hit and went along a rocky piece of schist.
The 4WD dropped back down on all four wheels when it appears Page has lost control and over-corrected his steering.
"Due to not wearing his seatbelt, the defendant would not have had full control of the steering wheel during this time, being bounced around the cab of the vehicle," the summary says.
The vehicle left the track and rolled 41m down the gorge, ending in a 24m "vertical drop" which resulted in them "coming to rest against a large boulder".
"The victim Brown was thrown about within the vehicle unrestrained with her head colliding into the drivers' side pillar and other areas of the internal and external cab area," the summary of facts says.
"Brown suffered non-survivable head injuries and died at the scene a short time later."
Page was ejected from the vehicle "via the windscreen during the initial rolling" and received small cuts and grazes to his lower legs.
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/boyfriend-admits-causing-crash-killed-queenstown-woman
Boyfriend admits causing crash that killed Queenstown woman
On January 30 last year, the summary says that Page and Brown arranged to complete the Macetown road in his 1987 Toyota Blizzard 4WD before using a small inflatable raft in the river.
Page had travelled the 4WD track, which crosses the Arrow River 23 times and takes about an hour each way depending on weather and conditions, once several years beforehand.
He advised Brown that seatbelts shouldn't be worn because the track was bumpy and they would strangle her.
After negotiating a tight bend, the Toyota's right-side wheels hit and went along a rocky piece of schist.
The 4WD dropped back down on all four wheels when it appears Page has lost control and over-corrected his steering.
"Due to not wearing his seatbelt, the defendant would not have had full control of the steering wheel during this time, being bounced around the cab of the vehicle," the summary says.
The vehicle left the track and rolled 41m down the gorge, ending in a 24m "vertical drop" which resulted in them "coming to rest against a large boulder".
"The victim Brown was thrown about within the vehicle unrestrained with her head colliding into the drivers' side pillar and other areas of the internal and external cab area," the summary of facts says.
"Brown suffered non-survivable head injuries and died at the scene a short time later."
Page was ejected from the vehicle "via the windscreen during the initial rolling" and received small cuts and grazes to his lower legs.
