Sentencing for Rodney Joseph Bryant, 40, a logging contractor of Havelock who has admitted dangerous driving and failing to stop after an accident, was adjourned for restorative justice when he appeared in the Blenheim District Court yesterday.
He will reappear for sentencing on October 3. Restorative justice involves a meeting between the offender, the victim and other parties. Bryant was the driver of a Toyota Hilux which hit 51-year-old Wairau Valley nurse Glenys Parsons on State Highway 63, near Renwick, about 7.50am on May 22 as she drove to work.
The court previously heard Bryant had been at a friend's 60th birthday party at a home in Middle Renwick Rd, Blenheim on May 21, and continued drinking into the early hours of the following day.
The impact caused substantial damage to both vehicles, including the bullbars on the Hilux. Mrs Parsons' car was spun around and went backwards into a ditch.
Mrs Parsons was left lying down the step bank with a broken leg, broken ankle, broken ribs and severe spinal pain.
Bryant left the scene after talking to her and a Blenheim father and son found her and called emergency services soon afterwards.
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