New Zealand cyclists hit by a teen driver

[RoadRaven]

Firstly thank you everyone for your kind thoughts.

Anne... glad to hear your three locals excaped so lightly.

Here is an update...

Jo was out of hospital early in the week... she is the one that ended up in the middle of the road.

Shona was supposed to be released from hospital on Friday, but her husband, Ray is still in there.



Although not official (this information is from a cyclist who works with a friend of the driver) it seems this boy was not sleepy from night shift. He had been out drinking all night. He had made lots of right choices... he called a taxi, but the driver threw him out of the taxi. He called the police - who said they were not a taxi service. He called his mate for a lift, but his mate said "no, I am still too drunk to drive".

Then he made a bad choice, he walked back to his car, got in, drove and fell asleep at the wheel.