Anna Chesterfield has two young children. She was injured in a hit-and-run in Lower Hutt in January. The judge acknowledged that the victim was in court and had been expected to read her victim impact statement, but granted the application for an adjournment. However he noted that Harris’ sentence options were “limited”. Harris had pleaded guilty at a court appearance in February to charges of careless driving causing injury, failing to stop at the scene of a crash, and driving while forbidden. He will now be sentenced on September 3. According to the police summary of facts, Harris had been using his phone moments before he struck Chesterfield, who had taken six steps into a marked pedestrian crossing. He said he didn t see her until his grey Mitsubishi Diamante was at the crossing.
I have pain daily : Reported hit-and-runs tripled since 2016 Tue, 6 Jul 2021, 1:22PM
A 21-year-old has been charged in relation to a fatal hit-and-run in South Auckland last month. I have pain daily : Reported hit-and-runs tripled since 2016 Tue, 6 Jul 2021, 1:22PM
Philippa Hyndman is still experiencing pain from injuries inflicted four years ago when she was knocked off her moped by a driver who fled the scene.
The Blenheim local was concussed and has a blurred memory of the event, but the ongoing effects serve as a very real reminder.
A head injury still prevents her from working fulltime and physiotherapy payments have piled up.
The victim of a terrifying Lower Hutt hit and run is relieved to hear a guilty plea 18 February 2021
Anna Chesterfield was hit on a pedestrian crossing last month by a driver who was texting on his phone.
Driver, Jade Harris, panicked and sped off, leaving her seriously injured on the road.
He has pleaded guilty in Lower Hutt District Court this morning, and will be sentenced in May.
Chesterfield says his actions have changed her life forever.
She says everything s become harder, and now she s learning to walk again, which is really difficult.