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2017年9月22日 16:02
A 54-year-old Northland man has been charged with killing a pizza delivery driver while driving with an excess breath alcohol level.
一名来自Northland的54岁男子被控在饮酒过度的情况下驾车撞死一名披萨外卖员。
Be charged with：被控告
Excess：过量；过度
Breath alcohol level：呼吸酒精含量
Howard Patrick Latimer, a roofer from the Regent in Whangarei, has appeared in the Whangarei District Court and has been remanded in custody.
Howard Patrick Latimer是旺加雷Regent的一名屋顶工，他在旺加雷地方法院出庭，现已被拘留候审。
Roofer：屋顶工
Whangarei：旺加雷
Remanded in custody：拘留候审；在押候审
Latimer has been charged with causing the death of 22-year-old Hunter MacKenzie, who was delivering pizza for Domino's, while his breath alcohol level was 645 micrograms.
Latimer被指控在呼吸酒精含量为645微克的情况下驾车，造成22岁Hunter MacKenzie死亡，当时MacKenzie正在送Domino's披萨外卖。
Microgram：微克
The charge also notes that Latimer has been convicted on at least two previous occasions on driving with an excess breath alcohol level.
指控还指出，Latimer以前至少有两次因醉驾被定罪。
Be convicted：被判有罪
He has been remanded in custody until Monday when he will appear by a video link for a bail hearing.
他将被拘留候审至周一，并在当天通过视频连线出席保释听证会。
Bail hearing：保释听证会
Mr MacKenzie, of Ruakaka, died in Whangarei Hospital on Wednesday night after the crash at the intersection of Dent and Norfolk Streets about 6.50pm.
周三晚上6点50分左右，车祸发生在Dent和Norfolk Street的交叉路口。之后，来自Ruakaka的MacKenzie先生在旺加雷医院去世。Intersection：十字路口；交叉点
Police alleged Latimer, who was driving a blue-coloured Toyota Rav 4, was found still sitting in his vehicle in the driveway of a property a short distance away from the crash.
警方称，当时驾驶着蓝色丰田Rav4汽车的Letimer被发现将车停在你距离车祸现场不远一处物业的私人车道上，他正坐在车里面。
Vehicle：车辆
Driveway：私人车道
Police were appealing for anyone who might have seen the Toyota Rav 4 in the area around the time of the crash to contact them on 0800 555 111 or Whangarei station on 09 4304500.
警方一直在请求曾于车祸事发时段在该区见过那辆丰田Rav 4汽车的民众及时拨打0800 555 111联系警方，或拨打09 4304500联系旺加雷警局。
Appeal for：恳求，请求
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（责编：Lesley）
来源 - 新西兰先驱报中文网
