A police officer has been charged with careless driving following a crash in Auckland this year.
Police have summonsed the 49-year-old male officer from the Auckland City District to appear in court on a charge of careless driving.
The officer was charged in relation to a crash that allegedly occurred while he was undertaking urgent duty driving on Ngahue Drive in January.
He was charged after a review into the incident.
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The officer appeared earlier today in the Auckland District Court.
He remains on active duty.
Police said they were unable to comment further as the matter was before the court.