Driver charged after hitting man with car

A 33-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving and assault with blunt object after allegedly hitting a man with a car during a late night altercation in Dunedin.

Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said officers were called when neighbours reported a loud band and yelling in Kaikorai Valley Rd at 12.02am on Sunday.

When officers arrived they discovered broken glass on the street but nobody around.

Inquiries revealed a 26-year-old man had been had been hit by a car driven by a 33-year-old man, Snr Sgt Bond said.

It appeared the pair had got into a fight and thrown bottles at each other, one of which had smashed the car’s windscreen.

The 33-year-old man was located, arrested and charged with dangerous driving and assault with a blunt object, both in relation to hitting the 26-year-old man with the car, Snr Sgt Bond said.

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