Hit and run charges laid after arrest

Wellington: A man has been arrested and charged over a serious hit and run in Wellington that caused a local woman to be admitted to hospital with serious injuries.

Police arrested a 27yearold man yesterday, they confirmed in a statement.

He is due to appear in Hutt Valley District Court on February 11 on charges of careless driving causing injury and failing to stop to ascertain injury.

The vehicle involved in the incident was found earlier this week, partially concealed at a Lower Hutt property so the smashed windscreen could not be seen.

The car had been involved in a hit and run in Taita on Saturday, which left 37yearold motheroftwo

Anna Chesterfield requiring surgery. — The New Zealand Herald