Canadian driver sentenced for Taupō crash that injured hockey players

Thursday 27 March 2025 · 5 outlets · 4 reports · updated Thu 27 Mar 2025, 12:20pm

Renee Kelly Vanry, 57, has been sentenced in Tauranga District Court for four counts of careless driving causing injury. The crash occurred on Sunday on State Highway 5 near Rangitaiki when a van carrying Canadian hockey players was involved in a head-on collision. Some of those injured face months of recovery.

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3. NZ HeraldThu 27 Mar 2025, 12:19pm

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4. RNZThu 27 Mar 2025, 12:20pm

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