A man has been charged with manslaughter after two people were killed in a crash in Christchurch last month.
Phillip Bruce Ray Bannan, 22, unemployed, appeared in the Christchurch District Court yesterday and was remanded in custody.
Bannan, of Akaroa, was initially charged with driving while disqualified after the crash in Fitzgerald Ave on August 26.
Norman Fitt, 73, and Deidre Jordan, 67, died in the crash, which happened after Bannan was briefly pursued by police.
Bannan yesterday was charged with two counts of manslaughter, dangerous driving and driving when more than double the blood-alcohol limit. He remained impassive during yesterday's brief hearing.
Better still, Judge Brian Callaghan has helped to make the streets of Christchurch (upon which we will be driving next week) just a little bit safer, despite an eloquent plea from his counsel:
However, Judge Brian Callaghan said the latest charges were "far too serious to allow bail" and remanded Bannan in custody.
Good. Of course Bannan is innocent until proven guilty, although the charges against him seem pretty cut-and-dried. If found guilty he faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, so the sooner that starts, the better in our humble opinion.
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