He s fine, he s asleep : Crash skipper failed to seek help for fatally injured mate
Guy Appleton was sentenced today in the High Court at Tauranga. Photo / George Novak He s fine, he s asleep : Crash skipper failed to seek help for fatally injured mate Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 8:11PM
Help was only a phone call or a few minutes walk away, but Guy Appleton did not seek it as his friend, Clayton Graves, lay dying in a crashed boat.
Today, Appleton, 45, was jailed for the manslaughter of Graves, 29, as a court was told of what happened on their fateful midnight fishing trip in Tauranga.
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NZ police and Maritime NZ acknowledge boating manslaughter sentencing
Police and Maritime NZ acknowledge the sentencing today of Guy Haydon Charles Appleton in the Tauranga High Court.
The 45-year-old was sentenced to two years, seven months’ imprisonment for the manslaughter of Clayton Patrick Graves.
The charge was laid following a joint investigation by Police and Maritime NZ.
Mr Appleton previously pleaded guilty.
Mr Graves died on 5 October 2019 after the boat he was a passenger in crashed at Stoney Point, colliding with a beacon.
It was estimated that Mr Appleton, the boat’s skipper, had a blood alcohol level of between 110 to 220 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood at the time of the crash.
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police and Maritime NZ acknowledge the sentencing today of Guy Haydon Charles Appleton in the Tauranga High Court.
The 45-year-old was sentenced to two years, seven months’ imprisonment for the manslaughter of Clayton Patrick Graves.
The charge was laid following a joint investigation by Police and Maritime NZ.
Mr Appleton previously pleaded guilty.
Mr Graves died on 5 October 2019 after the boat he was a passenger in crashed at Stoney Point, colliding with a beacon.
It was estimated that Mr Appleton, the boat’s skipper, had a blood alcohol level of between 110 to 220 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood at the time of the crash.