Two teenagers have appeared in an Auckland court this afternoon charged with manslaughter over an alleged street race which caused the death of another teen.
The pair, who were both given interim name suppression, appeared in Waitakere District Court in connection with the death of a 17-year-old boy in Hobsonville yesterday afternoon.
The youth was killed when he was hit by a car on Scott Road, in Hobsonville, west Auckland, around 2.20pm. His identity has been temporarily suppressed until all his family can be contacted.
Court documents show the two accused were allegedly participating in an illegal street race when the teen was struck.
They were both preliminarily charged with manslaughter and reckless driving causing death.
One of the accused, aged 17, was remanded in custody until his circumstances could be reviewed on Tuesday.
The court was told his father was making his way from the South Island to Auckland and was not expected to arrive until late on Sunday.
The lawyer requested the teen be bailed to Auckland's Child and Family Unit but that was denied because he could not be guaranteed a bed.
The second teen, also 17, was remanded on bail.
His bail conditions include a driving ban and a ban on contacting the victim's family or witnesses.
Both teenagers will appear before the High Court on August 21
A Scott Road resident yesterday said she was driving home on the rural road about 2.20pm yesterday when she came across two cars pulled to the side of the road.
One boy was lying on the ground.
"He was killed, he was killed instantly,'' she said. "They had just called for an ambulance, and then the ambulance and things arrived, but there was nothing anybody could do for him.''
- by Patrice Duggan, APNZ
