Charged over death

A woman has been charged with careless driving causing the death of a man who was hit by a car near a busy suburban Napier shopping centre five months ago. The woman, aged 24, appeared briefly before a registrar in Napier District Court yesterday and was remanded on bail without plea to appear again on November 28. The charge relates to the

June 15 death of 72-year-old Brian Pritchard (right). Pritchard was hit by a vehicle while crossing Maadi Rd, near the Onekawa Shopping Centre.