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8 May 2024 14:52
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    A young driver who badly injured several high school studnets after mounting a footpath and ploughing into them at speed has told a court he was distracted by a bug flying in his car

    A young driver who badly injured several high school studnets after mounting a footpath and ploughing into them at speed has told a court he was distracted by a bug flying in his car


    21 year old Michael Abou Chaaya has pleaded guilty to six counts of dangerous driving causing injury.

    He was accused of injuring a group of pupils at a bus stop outside Westlake Girls High School on Auckland's North Shore on September 20 last year.

    Six students were hurt. One suffered critical injuries and another was seriously injured.

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