Father went to ‘rescue’ of his son
A father who rammed the car of boy racers who were in a confrontation with his son has admitted charges of dangerous driving causing injury, just before his Christchurch District Court trial was due to start.
Stephen Paul Bolton, 57, pleaded guilty after talks between defence counsel Mark Callaghan and the Crown, while the jury panel was sent away for about two hours before the selection process began.
His charges were changed from injuring with reckless disregard for the safety of the two boys, and he then pleaded guilty to the new charges.
He injured two young men who were taken to Christchurch Hospital, but released later that day. They both had abrasions and bruising, but one also had to have stitches to his head and had a chipped tooth.
The Crown says the altercation started on May 11 in the McDonald’s carpark in Moorhouse Avenue where punches were thrown between Bolton’s son and a boy racer.
In the early hours of May 12 there was a gathering of boy racers behind the airport. One of the drivers saw Bolton’s son in a car and decided to chase him.
When his son got close to home he texted his father for help, and Bolton drove past the two cars. His son stopped and so did the chasing vehicle, and as the two occupants got out of their car Bolton did a U-turn and drove his four wheel drive into their car.
He struck the first boy, and the next boy was stuck between the two doors of the car.
Judge Raoul Neave remanded Bolton on bail for sentencing on October 31, and ordered a reparation report.
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