The man allegedly responsible for a Catlins hit-and-run fatality early last month appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday.
It is understood farm worker McLachlan was a friend of the victim, Rikki McCall (33), who was found dead on the road near Owaka early on May8.
Police reports suggested he may have been duck shooting during the day preceeding the incident.
It appeared he might have been hit by a vehicle, they said at the time.
Judge Peter Rollo remanded McLachlan without plea until June 21.
His bail conditions are to not consume alcohol or go within 10km of Owaka township.
