Constable Ross Lory, of Oamaru, checks a Toyota Corolla hatchback which travelled across Orana Park and hit a tree yesterday. Photo by David Bruce.
The car narrowly missed a tree as it left Thames St where it joins Thames Highway (background), left tyre track marks (right) across Orana Park without appearing to brake and was extensively damaged when it hit a tree.
The tree stopped it from ploughing through a fence into a motel complex.
The man was taken to Oamaru Hospital with cuts and bruises and admitted for treatment.
He was wearing a seatbelt and the car's airbag activated.
