Police identify driver of truck involved in fatality

Tauranga police have identified the truck driver involved in a fatality outside Mt Maunganui College.

Breeze Brunton was killed instantly when she was struck by a laden truck as she crossed a busy road to reach her Mt Maunganui school on June 4.

Senior Sergeant Ian Campion said police had decided not to lay charges against the driver of the truck.

Speaking before the driver had been identified, police crash analyst Senior Constable Chris Hills said over the weekend the investigation was about "closure" for Breeze's family.

He said CCTV footage from surrounding companies was being used to narrow down the hunt for the driver.

Mr Hills said there was "quite a high probability" no charges would be laid because the driver was unlikely to have seen Breeze or heard the impact.

The 13-year-old appeared to have been hit in the middle of the road, suggesting she had chosen to cross and for an offence to be committed there had to be "guilty knowledge", he said.

Last week the local council began the process of reducing the speed limit outside the college from 70km/hr to 50km/hr.

- NEWSTALK ZB with NZHERALD STAFF