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[quote=Anonymous]results are back and they show Brett Douglas Reck had been drinking before the crash…

Reck, a 42-year-old finance company manager from Washington DC, had been in New Zealand on a three-week holiday with his wife and young child. Just before 10pm on January 12 he crashed into another vehicle while driving on the Shenandoah Highway, State Highway 65, near Murchison, and ended up in hospital.

He’d been driving his rented Toyota on the wrong side of the road for at least 10 minutes, despite warnings from other drivers to correct his driving.

The police had sought bail that would have prevented him from leaving the country, to allow them to investigate whether his driving had been affected by alcohol and the possibility a drink-drive charge might follow.
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Police said Reck appeared at the scene to be intoxicated. His lawyer John Sandston said Reck had told him he had been drinking alcohol beforehand, which meant he may well lose his insurance cover.

He added that Reck faced losing his job if he was delayed longer and he and his wife’s young child was high-needs and required both parents for around-the-clock care.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/american-tourist-who-caused-crash-near-murchison-found-to-be-over-the-drink-drive-limit-after-leaving-the-country/MDAUE6AZCJBXNL73IEUXS5EPDQ/

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