A Rotorua man has been sentenced to six months' home detention for failing to stop after he ran over Israel Jack.
Hapeta Kane Hori Manley, a 29-year-old bartender, was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court yesterday after he previously admitted one count of driving while forbidden and one of failing to stop after an accident to ascertain whether anyone had been injured.
He was also fined $1000 and disqualified from driving for 18 months.
Israel Jack, 20, was found dead on Te Ngae Rd on August 18, 2013.
Judge James Weir told Manley he had a duty of care and he failed to adhere to that.