Arrest made after police officer injured

A former reality TV star is the man charged over an alleged hit-and-run that left a police officer in critical condition. The 37-year-old is charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, failing to stop a motor vehicle and theft of a motor vehicle after an incident on Wednesday night. The man was unable to appear in the Manukau District Court yesterday as he was being treated for severe addiction in hospital. However, his case was heard before Judge Janey Louise Forrest. The man was given interim name suppression and remanded without plea. The officer was injured after being hit by an allegedly stolen car in south Auckland. The officer’s name is also suppressed. Police were laying road spikes when the officer was hit.