Policeman in crash awaits his fate

A policeman who crashed his car and seriously injured a teenager will have to wait until next month to find out his fate.

Aaron Holmes is charged with aggravated careless use of a motor vehicle causing injury after an incident last August 3 which left 13-year-old Farhat Buksh with serious brain injuries.

Holmes appeared in Auckland District Court yesterday for a defended hearing. Court documents showed he was chasing a car that sped off from a police checkpoint when he came over a rise onRichardson Rd, Mt Albert, and struck a car that was waiting at a pedestrian crossing, before going on to hit the post that injured Mr Buksh.

Judge Ian McHardy is expected to deliver his decision on June 13.