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Ruth Money: Victims' advocate sees Timaru crash sentence as light, youth justice system needs an overhaul
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Questions are being raised around the sentence given to a young man whose driving resulted in the deaths of five Timaru teenagers.Tyreese Fleming has been jailed for two-and-a-half years in the High Court at Timaru.He was just 19 at the time, driving on a restricted licence and had been drinking when his car slammed into a power pole at up to 115 kilometres an hour.Victims' advocate Ruth Money told Kate Hawkesby she sees this as a light sentence.She believes the youth justice system needs an overhaul, to ensure victims get justice.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.