Catherine Christey认罪,在新西兰饮酒驾车,造成车祸,超过法定限度三次,当天她的孩子在父亲死亡后失踪。
Catherine Christey pleaded guilty to drink driving in New Zealand, causing a crash while three times over the legal limit, on the same day her children went missing after their father was killed.
汤姆·菲利普斯 (Tom Phillips) 孩子的母亲凯瑟琳·克里斯蒂 (Catherine Christey) 于 2025 年 10 月 6 日在新西兰承认酒后驾车,此前她于 8 月 2 日在超过法定酒精限值三倍的情况下撞车。
Catherine Christey, mother of Tom Phillips’ children, pleaded guilty to drink driving in New Zealand on October 6, 2025, after crashing her car on August 2 while three times over the legal alcohol limit.
车祸发生在Waimahora的Tauraroa河谷公路上,将她的车辆翻到车顶上。
The crash occurred on Tauraroa Valley Road in Waimahora, flipping her vehicle onto its roof.
自2021年12月以来,她一直昏迷不醒,没有见到子女。
She was unconscious and had not seen her children since December 2021.
法院以情感影响为由,拒绝使用媒体摄像头。
The court, citing emotional impact, denied media cameras.
Christy被处以400美元的罚款,无需支付任何费用,被命令安装酒精交叉锁装置,面临28天的取消资格,并服12个月的限制许可证,然后是3年的酒精零驾驶,实际上判处4年徒刑。
Christey was fined $400 with no costs, ordered to install an alcohol interlock device, face a 28-day disqualification, and serve a 12-month restricted licence followed by three years of zero alcohol driving, effectively a four-year sentence.
事件发生在同一天,警察开始搜寻她的孩子,当时Phillips在一次入室盗窃之后的警察追捕中遭到致命的枪击。
The incident occurred the same day police began searching for her children after Phillips was fatally shot during a police pursuit following a burglary.