Reif Cotter (left), his three young children, and his wife Holly Te Ngahue. Photo: Supplied / Givealittle
A woman has been arrested on alcohol and reckless driving charges after a man died falling off the top of a car in Napier on 27 December 2024.
Reif Cotter, 33, was travelling on a mattress on the roof of a station wagon from the Marewa shops, when he fell onto the road at Nuffield Avenue.
Police said they arrested a 23-year-old woman in Hastings on Monday afternoon in relation to the matter.
Detective Sergeant Stacey Bailey-Tran said the woman was due to appear in the Napier District Court on 20 February, charged with excess breath alcohol and reckless driving causing death.
Bailey-Tran said police were not seeking anyone else.
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