Man Towed Corroded Boat Trailer, Killing Young Mother when It Detached and Struck Her Vehicle

Man jailed after towing 'excessively corroded' trailer caused fatal

Roger Sydney Samson was jailed for two years and four months when he appeared in the Te Kūiti District Court. Photo: Belinda Feek/Open Justice A man whose "excessively corroded" boat trailer killed a driver when it detached from his vehicle and struck a car was caught last month towing another boat while banned from driving.

Roger Sydney Samson towed boat on corroded trailer, killing young New Plymouth mother when it detached

Rust had eaten through entire sections of the trailer frame before Roger Samson re-registered it as new and attempted to tow it from Tauranga to New Plymouth.

Man towed corroded boat trailer, killing young mother when it detached and struck her vehicle

A man whose “excessively corroded” boat trailer killed a driver when it detached from his vehicle and struck a car was caught last month towing another boat...