Police attended a single vehicle crash on Whakatu Drive at 10 past six last night.

But they say a man then fled the scene in another vehicle.

A 38-year-old is due to appear in Nelson District Court next month.

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22 Nov: The West Indies have lost three wickets but are scoring at a respectable rate in today's final one-day dead rubber at Seddon Park in Hamilton

20 Nov: A fire has closed a rubbish transfer station in Blenheim

15 Nov: A Nelson court's found a woman not guilty by reason of insanity in a body-tampering case, after police found a dead man on his deck with what appeared to be a 'shrine' around his body

11 Nov: A very large Sauvignon Blanc harvest is hurting Marlborough wine makers' pockets

10 Nov: A brief moment to reflect for Black Caps leg spinner Ish Sodhi in between games three and four of their T20 series against the West Indies in Nelson

10 Nov: A measles case has popped up in Nelson, with currently no known links to previous cases

09 Nov: Rain has denied the Black Caps their first opportunity to wrap up their T20 international cricket series against the West Indies

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