Teenage drink-driver who caused the death of a young mother, 19, and her two-year-old daughter is sentenced to four years in prison
- A New Zealand teen has been jailed for over four years after a horror car crash
- The driver was three times over the adult blood alcohol limit after the incident
- The crash killed a young mother and baby daughter, injuring her partner and son
A teenage drink-driver has been sentenced to four years in jail after a horror crash killed a young mother and her two-year-old daughter.
Aizaeah Kori-Lee Tarawa, 19, blew three times over the alcohol legal limit hours after causing the accident.
Tarawa was traveling on a road near Auckland, New Zealand with his 16-year-old sister, when attempting to overtake another driver at 110km/h. He crossed over the centre-line of the road and into the path of an incoming vehicle.
The crash killed 20-year-old mother Janiah Fairburn and her baby daughter Azarliyah, with her partner Henare Hadfield and infant son Te Tairawhiti suffered serious injuries.
Janiah Fairburn and her two-year-old daughter Azarliyah (both pictured) were both killed in the horror car accident
Aizaeah Kori-Lee Tarawa (pictured) in Whangārei District Court today
Mr Hadfield suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, and has been operated on his left knee after the incident, while their one-year-old son suffered a broken neck.
The offence is the third time Tarawa has been charged with a drink driving conviction.
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Tarawa appeared in Whangarei District Court today and was charged with two counts of driving over the alcohol limit causing death and a further two counts of driving under the influence causing injury.
He has had his driver's licence removed for three years.
Janiah Fairburn and partner Henare Hadfield (both pictured). Hadfield was also seriously injured in the incident, along with their one-year-old son Te Tairawhiti
