A 54-year-old Northland man has been charged with killing a pizza delivery driver while driving with an excess breath alcohol level.
Howard Patrick Latimer, a roofer from the Regent in Whangarei, has appeared in the Whangarei District Court and has been remanded in custody.
Latimer has been charged with causing the death of 22-year-old Hunter MacKenzie, who was delivering pizza for Domino's, while his breath alcohol level was 645 micrograms.
The charge also notes that Latimer has been convicted on at least two previous occasions on driving with an excess breath alcohol level.
He has been remanded in custody until Monday when he will appear by a video link for a bail hearing.