Initial investigations suggested that a braking manoeuvre from Brenssell was the cause of the crash. After taking more evidence and expert opinion into account, Coroner Ryan found it was more likely the A-frame collapsed as they entered the bend, shifting the weight, and initiating the roll-over sequence. This is what their families believed had happened and why they kept pushing to change the initial finding.
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Shona Brenssell, left, and Dale Waitokia have been fighting for answers about their husband s deaths since 2013. On Monday, they got the official Coroner’s finding exonerating Brenssell s husband Wayne. Dale Waitokia said it wouldn’t have mattered who was driving.
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