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Driver admits triple fatal crash, families long fight for justice Tue, 15 Jun 2021, 11:41AM
Mitchell Kay pictured with his girlfriend 16-year-old Grace Hill, who died in the crash alongside his parents Jeremy and Tania Kay. (Photo / Supplied)
Driver admits triple fatal crash, families long fight for justice Tue, 15 Jun 2021, 11:41AM
An Auckland man has admitted manslaughter and driving-related charges after a triple fatal in Hamilton nearly three years ago.
Reuben William Maharaj, of Glenfield, was due to stand trial in the High Court at Hamilton next week on three charges of three charges of manslaughter of Jeremy and Tania Kay and Grace Hill and one charge of dangerous driving causing injury to Mitchell Kay.
Mike Mather12:43, Jun 15 2021
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Crash survivor Mitchell Kay with his girlfriend Grace Hill, who was among those killed by Reuben Maharaj.
Reuben Maharaj was speeding south on the Avalon Drive bypass in Hamilton in an SUV he had stolen from his parents when he deliberately swerved into the opposite lane. Without braking, he slammed head-on into a Holden Trax coming the other way. The results for the four people in that vehicle were catastrophic. Jeremy Kay, 47, and his wife Tania, 44, were killed in the impact. Their son, Mitchell 18, who was driving the Trax was the only one of the four to survive. His girlfriend, Grace Hill, 16, was also killed.