Man charged over death of teen

Tauranga police have charged a man over a vehicle accident in which 14-year-old Papamoa teenager Hadleigh Tana later died from his injuries.

Sergeant Colin Gyde said police had charged a 27-year-old Hamilton man with reckless driving causing death. The man would appear in Tauranga District Court on May 9.

The accident happened when a car careered into a roadside ditch on State Highway 2 near Te Maunga, 8km southeast of Mt Maunganui, on January 9. Hadleigh later died from his injuries.

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