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00:00This time on Motorway Patrol, this woman is looking to be involved in a crash.
00:06Stop. You need to set it to pedestrian.
00:09I don't know about that. I have to go there. Sorry for that.
00:12Yeah, this is a motorway.
00:13This man's just had one.
00:15You seem a little bit spaced out.
00:17And this driver's getting smashed right now.
00:20Get out of the car, you're under arrest for assault.
00:36If there's a worse time to have a crash on New Zealand's busiest stretch of motorway,
00:42then Constable Adrian Bentley would like to know about it.
00:468am, a Corolla changed lanes at speed and hit a stationary Mitsubishi,
00:52as evidenced by this gentleman collecting coins.
00:56I was just trying to make a few dogs to get myself a cup of coffee,
01:00and next thing I heard was bang, then a bang,
01:03and then the grey car hit that white one and just dropped dead on an angle.
01:08I'll just get you to stay there, just because you've got oil everywhere, OK?
01:11Are you OK? I see some blood.
01:13Yeah, no, I've got a doctor's appointment.
01:15Yeah, your car's not going anywhere, unfortunately.
01:18The elderly man's doctor will have to see someone else
01:21as Adrian moves to the other affected party.
01:24Alright, ma'am, your car is damaged beyond the point it's going to go.
01:28Your left rear wheel is broken.
01:31Yes, driving towards the infamous Green Lane roundabout,
01:35and an elderly man hurtled into me, going about 30km from another lane.
01:43I thought, oh no, because I've only just got my car back from somebody else
01:48going into the back of me yesterday.
01:50This is the third time in 18 months.
01:53That's one crash every six months.
01:56Thank goodness she's not a stock exchange.
01:59Meanwhile, the driver who hit her is being prized out of his car like it's a tin of sardines.
02:05You got anything in your car, an old rag or anything?
02:08Get your feet on there.
02:09No, I don't.
02:10Stand on that for me.
02:12Complete with smelly oil.
02:16So, how did the driver hit the woman's car?
02:19It turns out, he doesn't seem to know himself.
02:22Can you tell me how I was going straight ahead, how I hit her in this lane?
02:30Yeah, well, from the looks of it, based on witness statements and the evidence I've got in front of me,
02:37she has been stationary in this lane wanting to turn right and you have driven into her lane, crashing into
02:44her.
02:44Into the right lane?
02:46Yeah.
02:46I wasn't going that way.
02:48I was going straight ahead.
02:51That's where all the damage is.
02:52Her car was in the right lane and your car has crashed into her.
02:57It was in this lane.
02:58Have you got any medical conditions or anything?
03:01No, none whatsoever.
03:03Okay.
03:04This has been a fairly big impact, I would imagine around 40 to 50 kilometres.
03:09I couldn't have gone that far.
03:11There's a significant amount of damage on both cars.
03:14They're not withdrawing.
03:17Something's not adding up here.
03:19He told Adrian earlier he was on his way to a doctor's appointment.
03:23Could there be another reason for the crash, hiding in plain sight?
03:28Did anything go on?
03:29There's no medical conditions?
03:31No, no, no.
03:32Okay.
03:33Is that cut on your hand?
03:34Is that from this?
03:36I don't know.
03:37I'm a little bit concerned about your driving, to be fair.
03:40You seem a little bit spaced out, is probably a polite way of putting it.
03:45Are you sure there's no medication or anything that could be impacting your driving?
03:49No, but I've had that time going to the doctor to get checked out.
03:56With paramedics on the scene, Adrian has them assess the man's immediate condition.
04:01My colleague is here now to take you as well, okay?
04:05Neither he nor the woman in the other car want to see a repeat of today's drama.
04:12So ambulance have just given him a quick once-over.
04:15Then a colleague is going to drop him off to his doctor's, which he was on his way to anyway,
04:19for a three-monthly check-up.
04:22But I'm not entirely satisfied he should be driving,
04:25so I'm going to suspend his license until a doctor says he's fit to drive.
04:29So fortunately for him, he can get that check-up done straight away.
04:34It's off to the doctor for the driver, and off to the wrecker's yard for his car,
04:38and that of the woman he hit.
04:40We'll jump on this side.
04:41Adrian will drop her home, where she will no doubt consult the local bus timetable.
04:48For that female driver, there's nothing she could have done.
04:51She was stationary in her lane, waiting to turn right,
04:53and she was crashed into from behind.
04:55Members of the public called police, and all in all, it turned out to be a good result.
04:59Enjoy your day. Bye-bye.
05:07Constable Ali Sandim is rushing to the scene of a motorway road rage incident,
05:12where actual violence is currently happening.
05:16There could be people fighting on one of the off-rampes.
05:21I'm from JTOP.
05:22So I'm not really too sure, actually.
05:26You're going to fight to survive in the big bad city,
05:28but this amateur phone footage is ridiculous.
05:31You're so moved.
05:33Come here.
05:36Leave on the below and get over here.
05:40At the scene, the storm's already blown over.
05:43It seems one vehicle cut the other one off.
05:46Concerned motorists and Hatohone St John staff have stopped to help.
05:50I thought he was just going to yell at him.
05:52The next thing I saw was he was reaching in fully.
05:56I could see his body moving.
05:58I had a feeling that he was punching or doing something.
06:01It's covered in blood.
06:03Amazingly, two Hatohone St John staff filmed the incident.
06:08Ali doesn't doubt the veracity.
06:10From this vehicle?
06:13From this vehicle?
06:14Yes.
06:15Okay.
06:15You guys have it on camera?
06:18Okay.
06:21Okay.
06:22You want to press some charges?
06:23Yes, I want to.
06:24Yeah?
06:24Alright.
06:24Okay.
06:25He just jumped out of the car and pulled my door out and yelled at me.
06:30Initially, I thought it was okay.
06:32So, I'm sorry.
06:33I wasn't aware.
06:34Actually, I cut him off.
06:35And then he started to punch me out of the face.
06:37The driver admits fault, but he doesn't accept the mistake should mean a fist to the face.
06:43I tried inside the lens, but it wasn't aware that actually only one lens just coming out of the wrap.
06:51And I accidentally cut it off the man's car.
06:54And there's no accident happens.
06:56There's nothing.
06:57There's no scratch.
06:58I was just cut it in.
06:59Senior Constable Errol Diprose thinks this has gone beyond a simple traffic matter.
07:04So, for your information, this is where I stopped and this is where he hit me.
07:09So, if he's been lying into you, what we charge him with would be quite serious.
07:13He's been pretty much assaulting you with intent.
07:16As if to prove the point, the alleged offender is still being unreasonable.
07:22Get out of the car.
07:23You're under arrest for assault.
07:26Get out of the car.
07:34Constable Ali Sandim is attempting to arrest a man filmed assaulting another motorist
07:40after he cut in front of their car.
07:44I told you you're under arrest for assault because you've just punched him.
07:46Get out of the car.
07:48Oh, turn around.
07:49Turn around.
07:55So, what's his side of the story?
07:57I know I hit him, but he could easily have caused an accident.
08:03Yeah, I understand that, but you've taken it to another level, yeah?
08:05You've, to the point, you're not even driving that car.
08:08I know, because my wife was driving.
08:11Yeah, yeah, yeah.
08:11I can see that, but you've, you know, gone to the effort to jump out while you're on the road,
08:17open his passenger and clock him in the face a couple of times, okay?
08:21That's quite an extreme.
08:25Luckily, the only lasting damage to the victim is bruised pride.
08:29Nice.
08:30The punch has only broken the skin.
08:32They're both quite shallow, eh?
08:35Are we going to play this game, are we?
08:36Okay.
08:37Are you going to tell me who you are?
08:39Tell me I have the right.
08:40Yeah, you have to provide me your details, though.
08:43I'm not asking...
08:43You have the right to remain silent if I'm asking you questions, okay?
08:47Questions about the offence.
08:49But you are required to provide me your name and your details.
08:52You said I have the right to remain silent.
08:54Well, you're not being silent right now, are you?
08:56So, what's your first name?
08:57So, I'm...
08:58What's your first name?
08:59I'm...
08:59What's your first name?
09:01What's your first name?
09:03So, he was a little bit uncooperative.
09:05We got there in the end.
09:07So, just tuck him in the back of the police car, ask him a couple of questions,
09:10and he's admitted to it all already.
09:13He just got angry because he's been cut off by the gentleman in the van
09:17and was worried that his wife, who was driving, was going to be hurt
09:21and involved in a serious car accident.
09:22So, he's decided to get out and punch him a couple of times through the passenger door
09:28of the gentleman driving the van.
09:30He just pretty much said he got angry and felt like that was the right thing to do.
09:35The roadside boxer forgot the golden rule of never punching someone wearing glasses.
09:42The victim could easily have lost an eye.
09:45But all he's lost is the lenses.
09:49It's time to restore the motorway to a 2020 situation.
09:54But all the offender is going to see for the next little while is the inside of Auckland Police Station,
10:00while he's processed for today's altercation.
10:04And they've recorded the incident on their mobile phone, and I've got that footage on my phone
10:11and that'll be shown as evidence in court to support the charge.
10:19Constable Angus Mackenzie is making pace down the Southern Motorway,
10:23where a truck and trailer unit has been involved in a nasty crash with several other cars.
10:30So, we're just heading up to the Princess Street on-ramp or near it, just after it,
10:34just to back the guys up.
10:35Just had a report of a five-car nose-to-tail.
10:37It's been reported by JTOP cameras, and it sounds pretty serious.
10:40We'll just go see if we can help out, see if we can support the two units on scene already.
10:46Approaching the scene, it's clear to Angus this is a huge mess,
10:50and a lot of motorists are going to be very late home.
10:56The truck driver explains what happened.
10:59I'm in the middle lane, heading to work, and there's a queue of traffic on the inside lane,
11:04and somebody didn't stop.
11:08And right at the last minute, he decided to slam his brakes on,
11:11and he's coming to my lane, and, yeah, he's probably seen the result up there.
11:15The truckie had a ringside seat and saw this light truck fail to stop and hit his left side.
11:23Starting a chain reaction of write-offs.
11:26Yeah, that's what's caused it. He's hit me.
11:28Yeah.
11:28It's then done whatever.
11:29Okay, I'm with you.
11:30Yeah, I'm with you. So he's kind of, yeah.
11:32He's on the left side?
11:33Yeah.
11:34Easier to get round this way.
11:36Angus needs to know if the big rig itself has sustained enough damage for a heavy tow,
11:42or if it's good to go.
11:45My opinion is that it will be okay for a short distance, but I respect that it's his asset.
11:52Yeah.
11:52A lot of money tied up in it, so.
11:54These guys will give me the okay, I guess, won't they?
11:56We're not roadworthy, but.
11:58Did you get any impact on your side?
12:00He has just here.
12:00Did I get any? Yeah.
12:02A little bit.
12:03A little bit of, it says some, uh, don't put a piece of running down.
12:06Yeah.
12:07Yeah.
12:08I'll just have a look.
12:08Yeah.
12:09After inspection, there's no smoking gun, and the truck can continue to the depot.
12:16It's empty.
12:17Yeah.
12:17Hiya.
12:18But as it's a curtain sider, Angus needs to be sure contents haven't shifted in the shunt.
12:25Firm as a church, this load is secure and undamaged.
12:30We arrived, this truck itself was probably about 100 metres down from the crash.
12:34Still in lanes, so it's definitely involved.
12:37We've arrived, spoke to the driver, just got his recount, had a look at a bit of damage on the
12:40front.
12:41Right now we're just going through a standard check of the vehicle for just ensuring that he's complying with all
12:46his regulation.
12:47He's also reported he's got dash cam footage, so we'll hopefully obtain that as well.
12:50Back at the crash scene, vehicles have been uploaded and the roads returning to normal.
12:55The Greatest Hits footage itself has just been downloaded.
13:01It's crystal clear the light truck caused the crash by not checking the blind spot.
13:07Adrian's keen to show the driver to remove any doubt he is at fault.
13:12So I obtained the dash cam footage from the driver of the truck, his boss, he was really good, sent
13:16it to me and himself.
13:18We viewed it and pretty much corroborated what the other officer was saying.
13:22Basically the lorry, that little scaffolding truck, has either hasn't seen the traffic ahead or just tried to make a
13:27bit of a quick lane change and has gone straight into the truck.
13:30So yeah, it just shows you this is quite a common spot where traffic does build up.
13:34So unfortunately it's just one of those, but yeah.
13:37So we're just about to wrap up.
13:38They're just cleaning up this diesel spill from the crash.
13:41There's quite a bit to do, so they're just going to wrap that up, get rid of that.
13:45The vehicles have gone.
13:46Yeah, it's a good day to be a tow truck operator.
13:48Coming up.
13:50I will not repeat it again, sorry for that.
13:53You can be arrested and you get in handcuffs.
14:03Motorways and cyclists don't mix for obvious reasons.
14:07The same goes for pedestrians and this daredevil scooter rider.
14:12Sergeant Jonathan Campbell is going to get this woman off the road before she becomes a statistic.
14:20Stop.
14:22She's on her way to the city and as Sergeant Campbell is about to discover, she was only following instructions
14:28on her phone map.
14:30I don't know how, but my Google Maps just drive by this location, see.
14:36I don't know about that.
14:38Your setting is probably on vehicle, on a car.
14:41You need to set it to pedestrian.
14:42I don't know about that.
14:43I have to go there.
14:44Sorry for that.
14:45Yeah, this is a motorway.
14:46Sorry.
14:47Cars only.
14:47I will not repeat it again.
14:49The scooter rider is clearly oblivious to the fact that she's lucky to be alive.
14:53She could have been flattened on the freeway, but she flat out does not want a fine.
15:00I am just getting late for my job, so I don't know about that.
15:04How long have you been in New Zealand for?
15:05Just four months ago.
15:07Four months?
15:08Yeah.
15:08Okay.
15:09Sergeant Campbell needs her details.
15:12Do you have a driver's license?
15:14Please don't find me, actually.
15:16I don't know about that.
15:18She won't give her name.
15:20You need to show me your license.
15:22I will not repeat it again.
15:24Sorry for that.
15:25Okay, if I don't get your details, you can be arrested and you get in handcuffs.
15:30Okay, so show me the driver's license.
15:32I need to get your name, okay?
15:33Please, please don't find me.
15:36Please don't find me.
15:38Scooters can't go on the motorway.
15:40So if you set it to pedestrian mode, it'll tell you to go along the main road.
15:45Not on this.
15:45I really don't know about that.
15:47Drive is not allowed here.
15:49The fine for riding a scooter on the motorway is about 10 times what an Uber would have cost.
15:54As she's a brand new Kiwi, Sergeant Campbell gives her a break.
15:58Is I am getting fined?
16:01A written traffic warning.
16:03So you get a letter just saying you're warned not to go on the motorway.
16:06So no fine, you don't have to pay any money, okay?
16:08Okay, so it's the warning letter.
16:10How do I get it?
16:11In the mail.
16:12You get a letter in the mail.
16:14So for next time I can't drive, my driving license is cancelled?
16:20No, no.
16:20That's all fine.
16:21Your driver's license is fine.
16:22But you just gotta...
16:23What's about my job?
16:25Well, your job is your own job.
16:27Nothing to do with me.
16:28Nobody wants to see her lose her job for being late, so she gets a lift.
16:33But before leaving, Sergeant Campbell contacts the scooter company to come and pick up their
16:38transportation device.
16:40It's a lesson learned.
16:42It's a scary one for you, but the danger of you being on the motorway is you can get run
16:47over.
16:48I understand that, but really I don't know.
16:51Yep, well you know now and you'll be giving a warning for it, okay?
16:54So it's okay.
16:56We just dropped off the female who was riding a scooter along the motorway to her work address.
17:01She's only new to the country and she didn't realize that on the maps, if you don't set
17:06it to a pedestrian mode, it'll send you onto the motorway, which is obviously a big no-no
17:11for scooters.
17:12So yeah, if you are ever new to a country and you're walking or cycling somewhere, just
17:18make sure you're put in pedestrian mode, not in vehicle mode.
17:23It's close to Christmas and today motorists are getting the presents of Constable Tristan
17:28Rudden, who's lasering for speeders.
17:34This motorist is going to be seriously unwrapped because Tristan's caught him going over the
17:40limit.
17:41Hello.
17:42Good, how are you?
17:43Good.
17:43Good.
17:44Hey, the reason I pulled you over today is because we're doing initially 116 but then
17:48I locked it 114.
17:50Any particular reason?
17:51The song was too exciting.
17:52Hey?
17:53The music was too exciting.
17:54The music was exciting?
17:55It was.
17:56Oh, I love it.
17:57That's all good.
17:58Hey, did you have your license with you?
17:59Yeah, well I was listening to music and it was just a bit too exciting.
18:03And I just decided to speed.
18:05I mean the lane was open, I thought I'd put my foot down.
18:08Should I listen to something mellow?
18:11Whitney Houston can have that effect on people.
18:14Next, Tristan spots a driver who's taken the Christmas thing a little too far.
18:19Clearly, night lights are a distraction, even in broad daylight.
18:24We've just driven past a car with Christmas lights all over it.
18:28I mean, tis the season but...
18:31Hey guys, how are we going?
18:32Good, how are you?
18:33Good, good.
18:34Hey, do you have your license with you?
18:36Oh perfect.
18:37Hey, the reason I pulled you over is because your car looks dashing.
18:40Dazzling.
18:43It looks like a Christmas tree.
18:45Christmas spirit, you know.
18:47Well, you know, we can't afford a Christmas tree so...
18:50Good idea.
18:51On the car.
18:52Flashing on the motorway is one thing.
18:54These guys are also unhinged.
18:57Are these attached securely, do you reckon?
19:00Yeah.
19:01Oh, maybe not on the bottom.
19:03Like, I'll give you an A-plus for the effort.
19:07So I really don't think it's legal.
19:09So I'll let you guys take it off.
19:12Nobody wants to see other drivers driven to distraction.
19:15The lads accept the fact their lights need to go on a fence, a long drop or a tree.
19:21We went on TikTok and we saw a video of it.
19:24And we were like, ****, it would be cool, you know.
19:26And NZ, no one really does this.
19:28So we came up with the idea, like, we went to Bunnings.
19:31We were like, ****, we'll grab some lights.
19:32So we chucked it all on.
19:34It looked silly in the day, but at night it looked so neat, eh?
19:41Tristan lets the driver go straight home to get his car undressed.
19:45He can guess what mum will be getting from Santa.
19:48Christmas time is around, and A for effort for those guys.
19:51They're really doing a good job decking out the car for Christmas time.
19:55Apparently they're dressed up as Grinch and driving around.
19:58However, they have tried hard here, but they probably didn't know at the time
20:03that it's illegal to be driving around with dazzling lights on your vehicle.
20:09Not only that, they were attached by little flimsy pieces of tape
20:13which could come off at any point.
20:16And if that was the case, we could have other motorists
20:18trying to avoid these obstacles on the motorway and causing accidents.
20:21So, big no-no from us, but A for effort.
20:28Constable Nick Sharp is following a vehicle that's going a little bit too fast.
20:32Magician's car.
20:34The car appears to be driven by a magician.
20:37But there's one trick he hasn't mastered.
20:39How to drive 90 in an 80 zone undetected.
20:43Hey, how are ya?
20:45Reason I've stopped ya.
20:47Your speed.
20:48Nick's no magician, but he does have a brain teaser for the driver.
20:52Do you know what the speed is through there?
20:5680.
20:5780?
20:57Yes.
20:58His mind is clearly blown.
20:59Picked you up on my radar at 90.
21:01The driver will have to pull a rabbit out of a hat to get out of this situation.
21:05But instead, he pulls out a deck of cards.
21:08This big brother.
21:10One, three, four, five.
21:13So, one day, the big brother, they buy a bike.
21:17And they're gone.
21:19They go to somewhere.
21:21But they didn't tell another four brothers.
21:24I put the bag.
21:25I put it on the list.
21:27So you can see big brother is here.
21:30Nick shows the driver a little something he's been working on too.
21:33A tricket.
21:35It will come through in the post next five to ten working days for you.
21:3710K's over.
21:38You're getting a $30 fine.
21:39It comes with 10 demerits.
21:41If you exceed 100 demerits in a two year period,
21:44then you'll lose your license for a period of three months.
21:48Magic's all about smoke and mirrors.
21:50If only the driver had looked in his,
21:52he might have slowed down enough to avoid a ticket.
21:56The elderly driver's license is still under medical review.
21:59He received a warning for failing to drive within his lane.
22:03The driver involved in extreme road rage was found guilty of assault.
22:07He was ordered to pay $1,500 in damages to his victim.
22:12The driver of the light truck was issued with a formal warning for careless driving.
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