Families dismiss alcohol factor in fatal crash
The teen driver at the wheel of the van in which two friends were killed was last night at the hospital bedside of her boyfriend who is feared paralysed.
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ACC founder blasts 'predatory' changes
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Govt admits: We're looking at ACC fee
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