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Don't speed on our roads!
A word of warning from a Te Teko family
following the death of Shane Hohepa on Galatea Road in Te Teko.
Shane Hohepa was travelling on the back of a ute
when his brother swerved and he was thrown off.
A vehicle following them is meant to have also ran him over.
Ngahuia Wade reports.
Eria and Mere Moses are no strangers to death on Galatea Road,
their daughter also died here.
I'm fine about it now, but at the time I went crazy with grief.
But with a lot of help I got better.
You just manage to forget and this happens to bring it all back again.
Their 7-year-old daughter was run over on Galatea Road
when she got off the school bus.
There have been three deaths on this road, all family.
We had our road blessed by our Maori priest
we didn't think this would happen again.
These are the only signs that Shane Hohepa died on this road.
Today only a road inspector was there and very little traffic.
Yesterday, Shane Hohepa and his cousin
were travelling on the back of a ute
when the ute driven by his older brother swerved.
The 13-year-old was thrown off
and a vehicle behind them is meant to have run him over.
This is Galatea Road where Shane Hohepa died.
Locals say it's not the road that is wrong, but the drivers.
It's speed that kills.
The lesson is drive safely and be good on the roads.
Those kids are so good, always with their parents
unlike other kids who roam the streets.
Police investigations into the accident continue.
Shane Hohepa will be taken to Tu Teao Marae later in the day.
Ngahuia Wade, Te Karere.