Driver in fatal police pursuit crash charged

7:06 pm on 9 November 2017

A man has been charged with reckless driving causing death over a fatal police pursuit in Auckland last month.

The car crashed into this tree on St Lukes Road after trying to overtake another vehicle

The car crashed into this tree on St Lukes Road after trying to overtake another vehicle. Photo: RNZ / Kate Newton

Two people were killed and three others injured when a car crashed into a tree on St Lukes Road.

Police said the driver had been speeding on the Northwestern Motorway shortly before.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority is also investigating.