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A 5-year-old girl says she hates the “bad man” who killed her mother in a head-on collision.
The statements of Lucia Dixon and her 7-year-old sister, Iona, were read during Daryl John Price’s sentencing in Christchurch Superior Court on Thursday.
Price, 42, is being sentenced on charges of involuntary manslaughter and driving with excess alcohol in his blood after he killed Canterbury’s mother, Tai Dixon, in an accident last year.
Members of Dixon’s family were at sentencing, including his sisters and father, who had traveled from the UK and spent two weeks in controlled isolation.
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Dixon was born in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, and trained as a midwife at the University of Bradford before moving to Blenheim in June 2009. She, her husband, Scott, and their two daughters moved to Canterbury in 2017 when Dixon began working. at Christchurch Women’s Hospital.
Dixon was driving to the hospital when Price’s car collided with hers at the intersection of Sandy Knolls and West Coast Highways near West Melton on June 2, 2019.
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Daryl John Price in Christchurch Superior Court shortly before his sentencing.
Price pleaded guilty to manslaughter and driving with excess alcohol in his blood in August.
Dixon’s husband read statements in Thursday’s sentencing on behalf of his daughters, who wore matching pink dresses and sparkly shoes.
“I’m mad at the bad man for killing my mom. I am worried that my father will die and there will be no one left to take care of us, ”Lucia said in her statement.
Iona said her mother was a kind and lovely person and she wanted her to come back.
“I miss Mom picking me up from school. I miss mom rubbing my back at night and snuggling myself into bed, ”she said.
Scott Dixon said he would bear the loss of his wife for the rest of his life. It saddened him to know that she would never experience the joy of attending her daughters’ weddings and that they would not have their mother with them on their special days.
“You have killed a truly wonderful person,” he told Price.
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Tai Tarulata Dixon, Selwyn’s mother of two, died in a crash at the intersection of Sandy Knolls Rd and West Coast Rd, West Melton, on June 2, 2019.
“If we had a world full of people with attitudes like Tai, the world would be a much better place. You are here alive, a useless burden on our society. You brought so much misery to so many people. There are no winners here. “
Bernie Hartley described his daughter as a “lovely, lively, hardworking and loving person” who made friends wherever she went.
“The news of Tai’s death hit me like a bullet to the heart. The horror and loss of this will remain with us for the rest of our lives. “
Caitlin Hartley detailed how she and her sister had been inseparable since they were children. He said he lost a part of his identity when he lost his sister.
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Daryl John Price arrives at Christchurch Superior Court in August 2020 before pleading guilty to the murder of Canterbury midwife Tai Dixon.
His sister’s death was a “terrible tragedy” that could “have been so easily avoided”.
“I cannot face the future without my sister. There is no way to fix this, there is no way to amend or improve it. “
A teammate tried to stop Price from driving
According to the factual summary, Price had been competing in an indoor cricket tournament at Action Sport in Christchurch over Queen’s birthday weekend. He went to a bar with his teammates after playing the B-grade final on Sunday and drank three or four bottles of beer.
He had another beer at the tournament awards ceremony at Robbie’s Riccarton Sports Bar and Restaurant.
His demeanor began to change, and he became obnoxious and loud. He tried to buy another beer but was denied service.
His team had finished second in their division and the cup they won was filled with beer, with all team members drinking from it.
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Daryl John Price walks into court to be sentenced.
Price drank 1 liter of beer in one sitting, annoying a teammate who had bought it for him.
He then tried to start a fight with one of his teammates during a game of pool. Others told Price to “stop being an idiot” and “stick your head in.”
He said he had to go home to Fairlie, but was told not to drive. Someone offered him a bed for the night, but he refused, saying he had to go home.
He fell in the parking lot and had to be helped up, then he sat in his vehicle and smoked a substance with a pipe. The substance was not tobacco.
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Scott and Tai Dixon had two daughters.
A teammate tried to take the keys from him, but he refused to hand them over.
Price was driving on the opposite side of the road when he collided head-on with Dixon’s car near Sandy Knolls Rd. She was killed at the scene.
Toxicology results later showed Price’s blood alcohol level to be 183 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood. The legal limit for blood alcohol is 80 mg. Cannabis and methamphetamine were also present in his blood.
Sentencing procedures continue.
