Police have arrested and charged a man following a hit and run incident in Hamilton yesterday afternoon.
At around 3.15pm, Police were notified that a person had been hit by a vehicle on Raymond Street, Hamilton, and the vehicle had fled from the scene.
Police responded immediately, and the victim was taken to hospital via ambulance. They are in a serious but stable condition.
Officers were able to monitor the vehicles movements using available traffic cameras and sighted the vehicle going up the Kaimais towards Tauranga.
At approximately 7.20pm, the vehicle was located and stopped by Police on Redwood Lane, Tauriko.
Two people from the vehicle were taken into custody.
A 34-year-old man is due in Hamilton District Court today, charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
