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Fatal crashes leave scars in southern cop s memory
20 Dec, 2020 08:20 PM
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Sergeant Tony Woodbridge has had to investigate a huge number of fatal crashes in his nearly three decades on the beat. Photo / Rebecca Ryan
Otago Daily Times
They are the thin blue line, the people we call when tragedy strikes on our roads. But for Southern police, attending and investigating crashes takes a heavy toll. Daisy Hudson talks to two officers about their roles and how they cope with road deaths.
Tony Woodbridge can still vividly recall the first fatal crash he attended.
It has been nearly three decades since the Oamaru sergeant joined the police, but the details of that first scene roll off his tongue as if it were yesterday.