A man who had just hours earlier been warned for walking on the road while on a charity walk was seriously injured in a hit and run.
Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen said the man was on a charity walk from Bluff to Kaitaia when police warned him for walking in a manner that risked being hit by a car on State Highway One on Saturday.
Later that day, he was run over by a green sedan near the intersection of Braeside and Main South Rd in Mosgiel.
The vehicle then drove off.
The man was taken to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries.
