Driver sentenced after double fatal North Canterbury crash

Thursday 11 September 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 11 Sep 2025, 5:32pm

Kyan Stack, 20, has been sentenced following a high-speed crash in North Canterbury in January. Stack was driving an unlicensed vehicle while impaired by MDMA when he hit a power pole, killing Phoebe Slade and Joey Young. The driver avoided a prison sentence.

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1. NZ HeraldThu 11 Sep 2025, 5:10pm

   Kyan Stack sentenced after double-fatal North Canterbury crash; victim’s mother speaks of family’s suffering (opens in new tab)

2. StuffThu 11 Sep 2025, 5:32pm

   Speeding driver on MDMA kills his cousin and teenager in double fatal crash (opens in new tab)

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