Fatal Crash Victim in Northland Named

Saturday, 18 December 2010, 6:10 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police

The man who died when his car crashed at about 2.20am this morning at the intersection of State Highway 10 with Pairatahi Road, has been named.

He was Brent Maurice O'CONNOR, aged 40, from Kaitaia.

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