Police had now impounded seven of those vehicles. Eight drivers had been prosecuted and were appearing in court in relation to driving offences, the spokesman said.
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A number of vehicles have been impounded by police. This photograph was provided to Stuff with the number plate obscured. Inspector Simon Walker, Waitematā East Acting Area Commander said police would continue investigations to locate and impound the outstanding vehicles and identify and prosecute the drivers involved. “Many of the drivers in this procession presented a very real risk not only to their own safety and their passengers, but also to other road users and our wider community.
Police have prosecuted eight people, impounded seven cars and issued nearly 300 infringement notices in connection with a funeral procession on Auckland s North Shore last month.
One of the vehicles impounded by police after being linked to serious driving offences related to a funeral procession.
Photo: Supplied / NZ Police
More than 100 motorbikes and 150 other vehicles took part in the procession on 7 November, prompting dozens of complaints of reckless and dangerous driving.
Participants were reportedly driving on the side of the road, blocking intersections, overtaking other cars dangerously and doing skids near pedestrians.
Some passengers were reported to be sitting outside car windows.
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More vehicles impounded, drivers prosecuted after gang procession
Eight people are facing court action and 7 vehicles have been impounded to date as Waitemata Police continue to investigate dangerous driving behaviour following a gang procession last month.
The investigation followed dozens of complaints of reckless and dangerous driving behaviour from members of the public, which related to a very large gang funeral procession involving more than 100 motorcycles and 150 vehicles across the North Shore on 7th November, 2020.
The complaints included vehicles being driven on the wrong side of the road, intersections being blocked, passengers sitting outside vehicle windows, dangerous overtaking, motorcyclists not wearing helmets and sustained loss of traction in close proximity to pedestrians.
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Gang funeral: Police charge motorists and seize cars over dangerous funeral procession
23 Dec, 2020 01:29 AM
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NZ Herald
Police have charged motorists and seized cars over dangerous driving which took place at the funeral of a gang member in Auckland last month.
Hundreds of Tribesmen gang members in cars and utes, and on motorbikes, took part in the procession on the North Shore on November 7. Video footage shot at an intersection showed people hanging out of windows and burnout smoke.
The procession was to honour Tribesmen gang member Merc Papa-Hugh Lei-Tama Maumasi-Rihari, 21, who died while riding with other gang members on SH1 in Canterbury the weekend before.