A North Shore man will face court over a driving incident in which a woman narrowly avoided being seriously ¨C or fatally ¨C injured.
Police have been investigating the incident on Anzac Street in Takapuna, which occurred at around 10.43pm on 29 May.
Sergeant Christopher Lindsay, from the °Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ East Enquiries Team, says a vehicle had allegedly been seen doing burnouts on the street at the time.
¡°A worker from a nearby restaurant stepped out onto the footpath for a break when this vehicle lost control and mounted the footpath at speed.
¡°The woman managed to duck back into the restaurant in time and narrowly avoided being hit.
¡°It is probably by sheer luck that we were not investigating a fatality because of this idiotic behaviour.¡±
Having nearly hit a pedestrian, the driver scarpered from the area and did not stop to check on the woman.
However, a Police investigation has now identified the vehicle, as well as the driver allegedly behind the wheel at the time.
¡°Our team have carried out an extensive area canvas for CCTV footage and information to assist the investigation,¡± Sergeant Lindsay says.
¡°We have since identified the vehicle that we will allege was involved.
¡°Police acknowledge Takapuna businesses for their assistance in this matter.¡±
A 19-year-old man has this week been summonsed to the North Shore District Court on a charge of dangerous driving.
He will appear in court on 25 July 2024.
Sergeant Lindsay says: ¡°The public should be able to feel safe on our roads, free from preventable incidents such as this.
¡°When this sort of illegal behaviour happens on the road, those drivers not only put other motorists and members of the community in danger, they also put themselves at risk.¡±
ENDS.
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