A rural postman who caused a crash at an intersection in rural Eketahuna has been convicted of careless driving causing injury, disqualified from driving for six months and fined $800.
Kevin Richard Walker, 54, was also ordered to pay reparation of $800 to the victim of the March 7 crash that left the elderly woman driver of the other car with two broken legs, a broken wrist and severe bruising to an arm.
Walker pleaded guilty to the charge and it was revealed in court he had visited the woman, who was one of his postal clients, in hospital three times since the crash.
Police prosecutor Sergeant…