A Rotorua man has appeared in court in relation to a pedestrian being critically injured by a car driver yesterday.
Colin John Sparke, 47, appeared in the Rotorua District Court this morning via audio-visual link facing charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and assault with a blunt instrument.
The charges relate to an incident on Operiana St, Ngongotahā about 2.45pm yesterday.
The Serious Crash Unit examined the scene yesterday.