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Driver may be charged for garage crash

Anna Ferrick
Hawkes Bay Today·
7 Nov, 2013 12:30 AMQuick Read

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Emergency services removed a car from a property in Havelock North after the driver crashed when travelling around a corner yesterday. Photo / Paul Taylor

Emergency services removed a car from a property in Havelock North after the driver crashed when travelling around a corner yesterday. Photo / Paul Taylor

A driver could be facing charges after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a garage in Havelock North about 1pm yesterday.

Police at the scene said the driver was uninjured and had swerved off the road after driving around a corner too quickly in the wet conditions.

"Both the driver and the occupants were fine, just a bit shaken," the officer said.

Police were not immediately sure what charges the driver would be facing and said "inexperience" also had a part to play in the accident.

The occupant of the house, who did not wish to be named, was vacuuming at the time and did not see the vehicle coming.

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"I just heard a really big noise but I didn't see anything, I was vacuuming and had my head down." She said the incident was a bit of a shock and "not something you see every day".

Police said the car would likely be written off.

One neighbour said she also heard a loud noise and looked outside to see the emergency services.

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She said the corner was normally safe.

"It's the first time I've seen anything like it around here, since I've been here anyway."

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