A man in his 60s was arrested after an altercation with a group and the police outside KFC in Hastings. Photo / Google Maps
A man in his 60s was arrested after an altercation with a group and the police outside KFC in Hastings. Photo / Google Maps
A man who crashed into a row of parked cars near a Hastings fast food restaurant has been charged after allegedly fighting with people and then police at the scene.
Police were originally called after reports of a car crashed into three parked cars on Heretaunga St W, near KFCHastings, about 12.45pm today.
A police spokeswoman said the driver stopped down the road, got out of the car and had a physical altercation with a group of people from another vehicle, which had been driving behind his car.
A video of some of the incident circulating on social media shows police Tasering a man after a tussle with an officer in the middle of the road.
The driver, a man in his 60s, was then taken into custody and charged with common assault and assaulting police.
