Schoolboy in hit-and-run

A young man has been charged over the alleged hit-and-run of a 15-yearold schoolboy in Auckland. Police yesterday said they had arrested and charged a 21-year-old man following an incident in Mission Bay on Thursday morning.

The 15-year-old was walking to school on Kepa Rd at about 6.50am when a vehicle mounted the footpath and allegedly struck and knocked him down, said Senior Sergeant Mark Miller, of the Auckland road policing service.

The teenager was kept in hospital overnight but was making a good recovery and was expected to be discharged yesterday.