The woman who spent two nights down a steep bank with her elderly mother after their car plunged off a cliff in south Westland has been charged with careless use of a motor vehicle.
Marion Hounsome, of Christchurch, will appear in the Whataroa District Court in December.
Her 71-year-old mother suffered a cracked knee and black eye after their car missed a tight bend on the Cook Saddle three weeks ago.
The women were found two days later when a tourist who stopped to take a photo heard their cries for help.
A Hokitika police spokesman said Ms Hounsome faced a charge of careless driving. He said police needed to maintain a consistent approach to the offence.
Ms Hounsome, 40, is due to appear in Whataroa District Court on December 7.
- NEWSTALK ZB, NZPA
Police charge woman stranded for two days in crashed car
Marion Hounsome and her elderly mother were trapped in remote Westland. Picture / Simon Baker
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