The driver has appeared in the Wellington District Court. Photo / File
A 72-year-old woman accused of killing a motorcyclist while driving the wrong way down a Wellington motorway has appeared in court.
The woman, who has interim name suppression, was charged with careless driving causing death after a fatal crash in the early hours of December 29 that killed a 25-year-old
motorcyclist.
She was brought into the Wellington District Court this morning in a wheelchair, where she was quickly remanded without plea to later this month.
She is due to enter a plea to the charge at the next appearance.
Police said the woman's driving was reported to them just moments before the tragic incident, which happened on State Highway 1.
