A person has been charged with careless driving causing death after a crash on Chapel St in December.
The 47-year-old is due to appear in the Tauranga District Court tomorrow.
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On December 8, a car plunged into the Tauranga Harbour near the traffic lights on Chapel St and about 20 people dived into the water in a rescue attempt when it began sinking.
Police confirmed a 65-year-old local woman, Maree Geary, died at the scene.