Speed and lack of helmet caused fatal Napier motorbike crash

Monday 3 November 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated Mon 3 Nov 2025, 8:34am

A coroner has determined that excessive speed and riding without a helmet contributed to the death of 19-year-old Jack Alexander MacConnell. MacConnell crashed into a parked logging truck on Kennedy Road in Napier in January 2024. CCTV footage showed him travelling between 124km/h and 156km/h before the collision.

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First reported by Stuff, Mon 3 Nov 2025, 5:00am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 4 hours

StuffMon 3 Nov 2025, 5:00am

Speed and driving without a helmet factors in motorbike death of 19-year-old (opens in new tab)
NZ HeraldMon 3 Nov 2025, 8:34am

Teen killed in motorbike crash was speeding three times the limit - coroner (opens in new tab)
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