Manley Manu Soakai Palu (25) was sentenced to three years imprisonment, with a portion suspended, for three counts of causing bodily injury to a couple and their two year old daughter, while driving under the influence of alcohol. “The public must be protected from people who drink and drive,” stated the Judge.
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Wednesday 21 August 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 27 March 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An intoxicated driver, Tepi Angilau, is serving 10-months in prison for causing serious bodily harm to her partner at the time, who was a passenger, when she was driving under the influence of alcohol on a night out.
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Wednesday 21 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 39-year-old male driver from Havelu, whose vehicle crashed on Taufa'ahau Road in the Nuku'alofa CBD on Monday, 19 June, died in hospital the same morning, Tonga Police reported.
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Monday 22 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 42-year-old mother, who was hospitalised from the road crash at Pea earlier this month, succumbed to her injuries on Friday, 19 May. Her three children and her husband, who was the driver, were injured and are being monitored at Vaiola Hospital.
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Tuesday 16 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five people including a 30-year-old male driver were injured in a road crash at Pea on Sunday, 14 May. While a 22-year-old woman was injured at Ma’ufanga, when she crashed her vehicle the following day.
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Thursday 2 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 17-year-old youth from Tatakamotonga sustained serious injuries when he was hit by a vehicle, while he was crossing Taufa'ahau Road at Nualei yesterday.
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Thursday 22 December 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 51-year-old woman, who was a front passenger in a car that crashed into an electric pole at Kolonga on eastern Tongatapu, died at Vaiola Hospital on Sunday, 18 December. The driver remains in a critical condition.
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Monday 14 November 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 21-year-old man, a pedestrian, died from a hit and run accident on a road in Pangai, ‘Eua, on Friday night, 11 November. A 15-year-old unlicensed driver has been arrested.
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Friday 23 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa,
Tonga Police allege that alcohol was involved in the road accident where two people died in the early morning of 21 September on Taufa’ahau Road at Nualei. The deceased were the driver, a 28-year-old man from Veitongo, and a passenger a 19-year-old woman from Pātangata. Three people remain in hospital with serious injuries.
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Wednesday 22 January 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 25-year-old man from 'Utulau died on Tuesday, January 21 when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree on Halaliku Road at around 2:10pm.
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Friday 13 December 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 62-year-old male driver whose van collided and seriously injured a motorcyclist on December 2 has been released on bail. His case was adjourned to January, 2020.
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Friday 30 August 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 24-year-old man from Ha’ateiho crashed into a power pole on Taufa’ahau Road at Fanga on August 30, resulting in a temporary power outage to the area.
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Thursday 14 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 50-year-old man is in critical condition at Vaiola Hospital after his vehicle collided with a power pole on Monday, February 11.
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Tuesday 11 December 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sunia Tuiaki (25) is the driver who died on Saturday night, December 8 during a head on collision with another vehicle on Taufa’ahau Road in Ha’ateiho.
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Tuesday 13 November 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three men are recovering in Vaiola Hospital after their car crashed into a power pole at Vaini on Sunday night, November 11.
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Thursday 27 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 44-year-old woman from Mataika was hospitalized with serious injuries after her vehicle, which was parked on the side of Taufa‘ahau Road in the Nuku'alofa CBD, was hit by another vehicle earlier this week
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Friday 21 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A woman driver sustained injuries when her car crashed into a wall at ‘Apifo’ou College on Vuna Road, at around 5:00pm this afternoon, September 21.
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Tuesday 11 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 25-year-old woman is in Vaiola Hospital after sustaining serious injuries when she was hit by a vehicle while walking in Havelu on Sunday morning, September 9.
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Tuesday 11 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Piukala Laumanu (52) was named as the pedestrian who died early Saturday morning, September 8 after being hit by a vehicle, whose driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, at Nualei.
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Friday 7 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 46-year-old man from Lapaha has been charged with drunk driving after crashing his vehicle into a high voltage power pole last night, September 6 causing a temporary power outage for all the Central Business District.
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