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Banned driver flips off tourists, crashes into campervan in New Zealand

19.07.2026 01:36 1 min 2 sources
Otago Daily Times Online News ENG + 1 more
Banned driver flips off tourists, crashes into campervan in New Zealand
Original source: Otago Daily Times Online News

In Brief

Fairmont Lee, 20, a banned driver, overtook a campervan on Takaka Hill Road, made an obscene gesture at tourists, then crashed head-on into another campervan. He was sentenced to three months' home detention and 12 months' supervision.

In New Zealand, 20-year-old Fairmont Lee, a disqualified driver, overtook a campervan at high speed on a narrow road in Golden Bay (according to one source, on Takaka Hill Road), made an obscene gesture at tourists, and then collided with an oncoming campervan. After the crash, he got out of his car and shouted at the tourists, "What are you doing on my side of the road?" One source says he crashed into the campervan; another says the oncoming campervan managed to stop before impact.

Lee had five previous similar convictions for dangerous driving. Three months later, while on bail, he again drove dangerously, overtaking campervans and speeding, claiming he was late for a funeral. On 18 July 2026, the court sentenced him to three months' home detention and 12 months' supervision, and disqualified him from driving for another year.

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Banned driver flipped off tourists then crashed into campervan

19.07.2026 Otago Daily Times Online News ENG Original source

Disqualified driver crashes head-on into campervan after making obscene gesture

18.07.2026 NZ Herald ENG Original source

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