A paraglider who hit a tree on Mount Maunganui's Marine Parade, then fell 6m onto the road, has been jailed for a further nine months for deliberately risking endangering the public.
Mark Poole, 53, from the Lower Kaimais, was sentenced in Tauranga District Court today after being found guilty of a charge of operating a paraglider in a manner causing unnecessary danger to others, following a defended hearing last month.
The crash-landing happened on June 17, 2012 as Poole came into land after jumping from the northern face of Mauao Summit.
Poole is already a serving prisoner after being jailed for two years one month late last year on cannabis cultivation and other drug possession charges.
Judge Peter Rollo delivered his reserved decision today.