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Police have now laid charges for the April 9 Far North crash which killed Cogan Parslow, 17. (File photo)
A young Far North man is facing dangerous driving charges, six months after a crash that killed one person and injured three others.
Cogan Tuporo Taniwha Parslow, 17, died in a crash on April 9 in Paparore, north of Kaitāia.
The late-night crash happened on Paparore Rd – a narrow, unsealed road.
An 18-year-old Paparore man has now been charged with dangerous driving causing Parslow’s death, dangerous driving causing injury and breaching the zero alcohol limit for drivers under 20, with a breath alcohol of 150mcg or less.
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The teenager first appeared in the Kaitāia District Court on September 30.
He will reappear on October 21.
If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in jail.
Ministry of Transport
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In answer to Stuff’s questions about why it took so long for charges to be laid, a police spokesperson said serious crash investigations could sometimes take time to conclude.
So far this year, there have been 24 road deaths in Northland.
Nationwide, there have been 277.
