The driver of the car that struck Zara, Joshua John Chellew, did not stop to check on her and was later convicted of failing to stop or ascertain injury\/death after a crash.<\/p>\n
He was sentenced to four months of home detention and ordered to pay $4000 in reparation. A judge said that what happened, \u201coccurred so quickly that [Chellew, who had also consumed both cannabis and alcohol before the fatal collision] had almost no opportunity to respond to the particular circumstances\u201d.<\/p>\n
Coroner Wrigley prefaced her recommendations and comments by \u201cclearly stating\u201d that she did not blame Zara\u2019s parents for their daughter\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat accident was contributed to by her gross intoxication arising from her own misuse of alcohol and potentially exacerbated by her use of cannabis. Nothing Zara\u2019s parents did contributed to her death. They did not supply her with either alcohol or cannabis on the day of her death.\u201d<\/p>\n
The coroner endorsed the parenting advice provided by Te Hiringa Hauora \u2013 Health Promotion Agency and emphasised that the safest approach is for people under 18 not to drink alcohol.<\/p>\n
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She also stressed that role modelling appropriate use of alcohol is important and that a permissive attitude can increase the chances of misuse.<\/p>\n
Coroner Wrigley also recommended that Te Whatu Ora, Te Aka Whai Ora and Te Pou Hauora Tumatanui collaborate to further publicise the advice provided to parents and caregivers about protecting rangatahi (young people) from alcohol misuse and associated harm while also making easily accessible additional resources and support for parents and caregivers to help them in developing parenting skills that support rangatahi to avoid alcohol misuse and associated harm.<\/p>\n
\u201cI extend my sincere condolences to Zara\u2019s family and friends for their very sad loss,\u201d the coroner added.<\/p>\n
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SOURCE NZ HERALD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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