Prosecutions for vehicle accidents where pedestrians were killed
Stephen Davis made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
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From: Stephen Davis
Dear New Zealand Police,
In each of the last five calendar years (2008 to 2012):
(a) How many pedestrians were killed in road accidents?
(b) How many pedestrians were seriously injured in road accidents?
(c) How many of the accidents in (a) resulted in a prosecution of a driver for causing the death, and how many of those prosecutions resulted in conviction?
(d) How many of the accidents in (b) resulted in a
prosecution of a driver for causing the injury, and how many
of those prosecutions resulted in conviction?
(e) How many infringement notices were issued or prosecutions made for offences by pedestrians? Preferably broken down by the offence.
(f) How many infringement notices were issued or prosecutions made for offences by drivers against pedestrians, including the various offences that include failure to give way? Preferably broken down by the offence.
I am currently resident in New Zealand.
Yours faithfully,
Stephen Davis
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From: Official Correspondence
Dear Stephen
This email acknowledges your request made under the Official Information
Act 1982 for information. The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) received your
request on 29 July 2013 which was transferred from the New Zealand Police
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From: Stephen Davis <[3][OIA #1028 email]>
Date: 25/07/2013 07:36PM
Subject: Official Information Act request - Prosecutions for vehicle
accidents where pedestrians were killed
Dear New Zealand Police,
In each of the last five calendar years (2008 to 2012):
(a) How many pedestrians were killed in road accidents?
(b) How many pedestrians were seriously injured in road accidents?
(c) How many of the accidents in (a) resulted in a prosecution of a
driver for causing the death, and how many of those prosecutions
resulted in conviction?
(d) How many of the accidents in (b) resulted in a
prosecution of a driver for causing the injury, and how many
of those prosecutions resulted in conviction?
(e) How many infringement notices were issued or prosecutions made
for offences by pedestrians? Preferably broken down by the offence.
(f) How many infringement notices were issued or prosecutions made
for offences by drivers against pedestrians, including the various
offences that include failure to give way? Preferably broken down
by the offence.
I am currently resident in New Zealand.
Yours faithfully,
Stephen Davis
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From: THOMSON, Raewyn
New Zealand Police
Dear Mr Davis
30 April 2013
Struan Purdie
[email address]
Dear Struan Purdie
Thank you for your email of 25 July 2013 asking for information about
prosecutions for vehicle accidents where pedestrians were killed.
Some of the information is not held by Police but is more closely
associated with the activities of the Ministry of Justice. I have
therefore transferred part c and d of your request to the Ministry of
Justice under to section 14 of the Official Information Act 1982.
You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman to seek an investigation
and review of my decision if you are not satisfied with the way I have
responded to your request.
Yours sincerely
Raewyn Thomson
Ministerial Services
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From: THOMSON, Raewyn
New Zealand Police
From: THOMSON, Raewyn
Sent: Thursday, 1 August 2013 14:46
To: '[OIA #1028 email]'
Subject: partial transfer of your Official Information Act request - see
below.
Dear Mr Davis
Thank you for your email of 25 July 2013 asking for information about
prosecutions for vehicle accidents where pedestrians were killed.
Some of the information is not held by Police but is more closely
associated with the activities of the Ministry of Justice. I have
therefore transferred part c and d of your request to the Ministry of
Justice under to section 14 of the Official Information Act 1982.
You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman to seek an investigation
and review of my decision if you are not satisfied with the way I have
responded to your request.
Yours sincerely
Raewyn Thomson
Ministerial Services
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WARNING
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addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
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are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
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message or any of its contents.
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From: Official Correspondence
Dear Stephen
Please see the attached letter from Dave Brash, Group Manager Planning and
Investment, to your request of 25 July 2013 for information on accidents
involving pedestrians.
Regards
Andrew
Andrew Martin
Manager, Official Information
NZ Transport Agency
National Office
Victoria Arcade
44 Victoria Street
Private Bag 6995
Wellington 6141
New Zealand
T 64 4 894 5400
F 64 4 894 6100
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From: THOMSON, Raewyn
New Zealand Police
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