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  "textContent": "Roger Sydney Samson was jailed for two years and four months when he appeared in the Te Kūiti District Court. Photo: Belinda Feek/Open Justice  \n\n  \n\nA man whose \"excessively corroded\" boat trailer killed a driver when it detached from his vehicle and struck a car was caught last month towing another boat while banned from driving.",
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