A woman has been arrested and charged with wounding with intent over the crushing of a woman into a tree with a car in Napier.
About 6pm on Thursday, October 26, the victim of the hit-and-run was in the front yard of a home in Wyatt Ave when a Mazda Astina struck her, crushing her against a tree.
The vehicle left the scene but was recovered from nearby Dockery Ave.
Police on October 31 put out a warrant for the arrest of Nastashia Edwards in relation to the incident.
The 24-year-old was found and taken into custody on November 9 and is set to appear in the Napier District Court in late November, a police spokesperson said on Wednesday.
She had been charged with several charges including wounding with intent, the spokesperson said.
The victim, a woman in her 20s, was transferred to Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s intensive care unit in a critical condition with “life threatening injuries”.
She was in a stable condition in ICU as of October 30.
A Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Hawke’s Bay spokeswoman said last week the victim and whānau requested no further information be given about her condition.
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