NZ police acknowledges report into fatal fleeing driver incident

New Zealand Police acknowledges the findings of an Independent Police Conduct Authority report on a triple-fatal crash that followed a fleeing driver incident in Christchurch.

The report found the officers involved in the incident were not responsible for the crash and did not know who was in the vehicle.

On 13 January 2019, Police attempted to stop a vehicle which appeared to have been street racing.

The driver fled from Police, and Police followed with lights and sirens but abandoned shortly afterward due to the manner of driving.

/NZ Police Public Release. View in full here.