8 Feb 2013

Arrest over fatal crash in Orakei

11:06 pm on 8 February 2013

Police have found and arrested a driver they were looking for after a fatal crash in central Auckland on Thursday.

A passenger in the car, David Sionepulu, died when a piece of a metal fence was driven into his body on impact.

The incident happened on Ngapipi Road in Orakei early in the morning.

The police say they've arrested a 19-year-old Glen Innes man, who will appear in Auckland District Court on Saturday.