Truck driver jailed for fatal crash near Waimate

Thursday 30 October 2025 · 4 outlets · 3 reports · updated Thu 30 Oct 2025, 7:30pm

Jeremy Lee has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison for drug-impaired driving causing death. The defendant caused a fiery two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1, which resulted in the death of 65-year-old Alan George Weir.

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1. Otago Daily TimesThu 30 Oct 2025, 4:59pm

   'You stole the very heart of our family': Methed-up driver jailed (opens in new tab)

2. The Press via StuffThu 30 Oct 2025, 5:07pm

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3. NZ HeraldThu 30 Oct 2025, 7:30pm

   Drug‑impaired truck driver jailed over fatal Waimate crash (opens in new tab)