INDEPENDENT NEWS

Update - fleeing driver incident

Published: Wed 16 Oct 2019 04:35 PM
Police enquiries are ongoing into a fleeing driver incident where a vehicle was driven onto the platform at Middlemore train station earlier today.
Three people who were passengers in the vehicle were arrested and taken into custody.
Two women, both aged 20, have been released without charge.
A 16-year-old male will be referred to Youth Aid .
The alleged driver of the vehicle, a 31-year-old male, remains in hospital under scene guard but is no longer in a serious condition.
He is expected to be released later today and will be facing a number of charges in relation to:
- Failing to Stop
- Endangering Transport
- Resisting Police
- Unlawfully taking a vehicle
- Assault with a blunt instrument
- Driving while suspended
ENDS

Next in New Zealand politics

Just 1 In 6 Oppose ‘Three Strikes’ - Poll
By: Family First New Zealand
Budget Blunder Shows Nicola Willis Could Cut Recovery Funding
By: New Zealand Labour Party
Urgent Changes To System Through First RMA Amendment Bill
By: New Zealand Government
Global Military Spending Increase Threatens Humanity And The Planet
By: Peace Movement Aotearoa
Government To Introduce Revised Three Strikes Law
By: New Zealand Government
Environmental Protection Vital, Not ‘Onerous’
By: New Zealand Labour Party
View as: DESKTOP | MOBILE © Scoop Media