After nearly a month police are yet to identify the driver of a car that a hitch hiker climbed into and was killed when it crashed.
Hemi James Rapaea, 61, of New Plymouth died on March 10 when the grey Ford Fairmont he was in crashed on SH2 near Te Hauke.
The car appeared to roll and ended up in a ditch at 3.50am near the intersection of Boundary Rd, New Zealand Transport Agency said.
Following the crash, police told Hawke's Bay Today Mr Rapaea was of "no fixed abode" and was apparently picked up by a driver as he was hitchhiking from Palmerston North to Napier.
The driver of the car fled the crash scene before emergency services arrived.