'Blind' man took over from drunk driver

A virtually blind New Zealand man has been banned from driving after taking the wheel from a drink driver.

Te Aute Matuakore Collier, 29, from Hamilton, was guided by a drunk passenger but crashed into a wall, reports Stuff.co.nz.

Collier, who has just five per cent sight, admitted a charge of reckless driving when he appeared in the Hamilton District Court.

He had been in the back of the car when he told the driver to pull over so he could drive because both the driver and front-seat passenger were drunk.

The front-seat passenger helped steer the car and both passengers told Collier to turn into a supermarket carpark.

Collier told police he just wanted to park the vehicle and get it off the road - but he missed the entrance and hit a wall.

He was disqualified from driving for two years and ordered to pay court costs.
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The blind leading the blind.

Or what the hell were any of them thinking???

It's comforting to know that in 2 yrs time he'll be able to drive again.

at least he was tryin to park the car and get it off the road..but i'd rather be in the car with a drunk driver than a blind driver

What kind of eye chart do they use to decide that you only have 5% of your vision? The "E" would have to be the size of a house!

Can't drive for two years! The man is legally blind, he shouldn't be allowed to drive
at all. That ruling is just too crazy to be believed.

Yes that's the part that made me laugh

he been banned from driving and he's blind that a big shock.

for only two years though

447-TAXI.....

... "disqualified from driving for two years" ... hmmm ...