Andrew Dickens Afternoons

Two dead in Palmerston North and one in hospital.  Another heartbreaking statistic after a police chase. The fifth and sixth death this year after chasesOnce again there’s a call for police chases to either stop or be further regulated and reduced.But these deaths weren’t the responsibility of the police but the driver who chose not to obey the law. In this case, it was a 15 year old.  A 15 year old driving a stolen car.  A 15 year old who was out on bail after previous serious driving offences. A kid who was speeding around at 1.30 in the afternoon on a Monday.  A kid who should have been at school.  A kid that has been left to run feral. Where are the parents and what have they taught him.  If there was a cause to this crash it probably lies 15 years ago when this person was born into a life of no future.The other victim.  A girl.  Aged 12. Another who should have been in school.  Why was a 12 year old gallivanting about town with a 15 year old with a record in a stolen car.  Again where were the parents.