Mobility scooter rider, 89, escapes conviction

An elderly Picton woman has been discharged without conviction in what is thought to be New Zealand's first prosecution for careless use of a mobility scooter causing injury.

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Woman, 89, scoots into strife
An elderly woman has admitted carelessly operating a vehicle causing injury in what is believed to be New Zealand's first prosecution of a rider on a mobility scooter.

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