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  •   Home > News > National > Upper North Island

    A  24-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in relation to a fatal crash on State Highway One south of Taupo

    A 24-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in relation to a fatal crash on State Highway One south of Taupo


    10-year-old Jax Tauroa Wall died when a car and truck collided at Moturere in July last year.

    The Waikato Times is reporting the accused is Jax's sister - Kaci Tauroa.

    The accused will be sentenced late April.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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