A woman killed in a crash near Raglan yesterday leaves behind a four-month-old child, police said today.
Julia Bernadette Borgoo, 29, was killed and two others were seriously injured when her station wagon hit an oncoming car on SH23 before 9am.
She leaves behind a four-month-old child and a 29-year-old partner, police said. She practiced as an osteopath in Raglan and Hamilton.
A fatal crash on SH 23 on Monday morning (24.01.11) blocked the road to Raglan, just west of Te Uku for two hours. Due to the location of the crash normal diversions via Old Mountain Road and Waingaro were also blocked. After dealing with the accident Police reopened the road late morning.
One person has died as a result of injuries gained and two have been taken to hospital with serious injuries. Serious crash investigators are on scene. Next of kin are yet to be informed. Sergeant Rob Pierce of Raglan said the victim was a local woman who worked in both Raglan and Hamilton but was originally from overseas.
Update: 24 January, 2011 – 11:05
Waikato Police at the scene of a fatal crash near Raglan this morning are urging people to drive to the conditions, it may just save your life.
District Road Policing Manager, Inspector Leo Tooman, said emergency services were called to the scene on SH23, 10km north of Raglan, about 8.40am.
“The crash is still under investigation by the Serious Crash Unit but initial indications are that the driver of an eastbound Ford station-wagon has lost control while rounding a slight right hand bend and hit a westbound Mitsubishi car, seriously injuring the two occupants.
District road policing manager Inspector Leo Tooman said it appeared the woman had hit a barrier on the lefthand side of the road, which threw her Ford car into the path of a Mitsubishi.
The woman died at the scene, while both the passenger and driver of the Mitsubishi were taken to Waikato Hospital with serious injuries.
Tooman said wet weather, followed by a long, dry spell meant the roads were greasy due to a build-up of deposits of such things as diesel, which took time to wash away.
“If it’s raining, slow down,” he said.
“The other thing drivers should do is not use the centre line as a guide but use the fog lines (the solid lines on the left hand side of the road) instead. What we’re seeing is too many people dying or being seriously injured when cars cross the centre line.
“The 29-year-old woman driving the Ford died at the scene of her injuries while the two seriously injured people in the other car had to be cut out by fire-fighters and they were taken to Waikato Hospital by ambulance.”
Mr Tooman said road conditions were wet at the time of the crash and he asked people driving in adverse weather to adjust their speed.
“The other thing drivers should do is not use the centre line as a guide but use the fog lines instead, what we’re seeing is too many people dying or being seriously injured when cars cross the centre line.
“It’s only a thin lick of paint separating cars travelling towards each other at speeds up to 100km/h, there’s not a lot of room for mistake and with the current weather conditions there’s even less so our message is to slow down and keep left.
Description of Incident: Road Crash- Fatal
Issued by: Inspector Kerry Watson