Charges laid following fatal crash in Alexandra
Friday, 3 November 2017, 8:28 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police
Charges laid following fatal crash in Alexandra
A
19-year-old Central Otago man has been arrested and charged
following the investigation into a fatal crash on Coates
Road, Alexandra in August 2017.
Around midnight on
Thursday 10 August, 2017 Ravineel Avikash Sharma, a
19-year-old plumber from Alexandra, died in a single vehicle
crash on Coates Road, near the Alexandra Airport.
Two
other men were injured, one seriously.
The 19-year-old man
was arrested today and has been charged with manslaughter,
driving recklessly and causing injury.
He has been
released on bail and will appear in the Alexandra District
Court later this month.
“I wish to sincerely thank the
other emergency service personnel, victim support and
members of the public who assisted either at the crash or
after this tragic event," says Detective Derek Shaw of the
Central Otago CIB.
"I also want to thank the witnesses who
responded to the public appeal for information.
"The
Sharma family have been notified of this development and
have asked for privacy as they continue to grieve."
Police
are not in a position to make any further comment now that
this matter is before the
court.
ENDS
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