Better off dead

I have created this fundraiser for Peter Rogers and his wife Sue Rogers.

On April 18th 2019 Peter Rogers was involved in a catastrophic car accident, due to failure in the modifications in the vehicles suspension, the shop new, four day old customized ISUZU Ute literally fell to pieces, flipping onto its side and ending up in a ditch on a narrow rural back road.

Peter Rogers who was driving the vehicle at the time was indeed fortunate to walk away unscathed from an accident situation which could have resulted in significant injury or loss of life. The NZ Police are completely clear that there was no fault on Peter’s part, it was simply the vehicle disintegrating that led to the accident.

Since the accident Peter has suffered from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), ongoing migraines and dizzy spells, Peters doctor at first only allowed Peter to work a minimum of three hours a day, this has only recently changed to currently not being allowed to work at all as the weight of the stress to continue to keep his business afloat, dealing with loss of clients, staff and machinery.

Peter and Sue have not had any formal apology from the company itself who supplied them with their brand new Ute only four days prior to the accident, nor have they had any support or offer of assistance to date.

It’s hard to watch Peter and Sue go through what they are having to endure at no fault of their own. Their business was just starting to take off when the accident happened. Now life for them has become stressful and consuming dealing with debt. Most companies have been very accommodating offering Peter and Sue payment plans/payment holidays, however not all companies have been as understanding. Peter and Sue stand to lose their family farm and pets.

Peter has worked very hard to get to where he was before the accident, to build his business from the ground up, the business included: Drainage, Tree felling, firewood and wood supply to its own commercial supply contract. As to date the drainage side of Peters business has now been suspended due the current vehicle does not provide the service support required.

Below is the link to the “Better off Dead“ article from NZ media, Stuff

https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/118042553/better-off-dead-after-loose-bolt-causes-crash

We are not looking for money yet we are wanting to share our story to as many people as we can.

Any donations although would be greatly appreciated and will go to a trust account for Peter and Sue Rogers for the financial help getting their business back on track these things may include, employment of new staff and hirage of machinery, and also assist towards keeping their farm.