Napier: Driver charged over Marine Parade crash that left cyclist in hospital

A driver has been charged with careless driving and will appear in court following a crash along Napier’s Marine Parade that seriously injured a cyclist.

The crash happened around noon on Wednesday, July 3 and the male cyclist remains in hospital – almost five months after the incident.

Police have confirmed that a 53-year-old man has been charged with reckless driving causing injury following an investigation into the incident.

He is due to appear in court in Napier on Thursday.

Marine Parade was closed after the car-on-cyclist crash and the scene was taped off.