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Sharanjit Kaur, living in New Zealand, became enraged after seeing a family photo of her partner with his wife and children, and in June 2024 she followed and chased the wife’s car at dangerously high speeds. During the pursuit, she repeatedly tried to intimidate her, drove on the wrong side of the road, and reached speeds estimated at more than 120 km/h. The chase ended in a head-on collision with an unrelated motorist, 49-year-old Jonathan “Jono” Baker, who died instantly, while Kaur received only minor injuries. She later pleaded guilty to reckless driving causing death and was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court to four years in prison and banned from driving for five years, despite her defence arguing for home detention on mental-health and remorse grounds, which the judge rejected given the extreme danger of her actions.
By Jaskirat RataulSharanjit Kaur, living in New Zealand, became enraged after seeing a family photo of her partner with his wife and children, and in June 2024 she followed and chased the wife’s car at dangerously high speeds. During the pursuit, she repeatedly tried to intimidate her, drove on the wrong side of the road, and reached speeds estimated at more than 120 km/h. The chase ended in a head-on collision with an unrelated motorist, 49-year-old Jonathan “Jono” Baker, who died instantly, while Kaur received only minor injuries. She later pleaded guilty to reckless driving causing death and was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court to four years in prison and banned from driving for five years, despite her defence arguing for home detention on mental-health and remorse grounds, which the judge rejected given the extreme danger of her actions.