Police have arrested and charged a 20-year-old man following a large gathering of anti-social road users in Hamilton.

At around 11pm on Saturday 24 May, Police were called to Airport Road where approximately 300 cars were said to be congregating, with around 20 cars performing skids on the road. The group dispersed when Police arrived.

Over the course of the night, Police received multiple reports of other large groups of anti-social road users at other locations around the city and outlying areas.

In one of these instances, a man was struck by a car doing burnouts on Horotiu Bridge Road at around 12.45am. The driver of the vehicle immediately fled the scene, without stopping to provide assistance to the injured man. The man was transported to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition.

While no arrests were made at the time, Police have sourced and reviewed relevant CCTV and online footage, and will continue to identify and locate anyone we can identify committing offences.

The 20-year-old man has been remanded on bail and is due to reappear in Hamilton District Court on Friday 30 May, charged with operating a vehicle in a manner to cause sustained loss of traction causing injury, and failing to stop to ascertain injury.

The vehicle used to conduct anti-social road user behaviour was impounded for 28 days, and was issued a non-operation order, ordering the vehicle off the road.

A significant investigation is underway into the incidents that unfolded and Police expect to impound more vehicles, and lay further charges to individuals identified committing offences at the time.

If you have any information that could assist our enquiries, please contact Police via 105 and reference Operation Shadow.

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