Photo / SuppliedThe family of a man who died after being struck by a vehicle near Masterton early on Saturday is asking the driver in the hit-and-run to come forward. Lawziah Karaitiana, a Castlepoint resident, was found unresponsive after being struck by a vehicle on Masterton Castlepoint Rd around 4.30am on Saturday. Karaitiana's great-uncle Ronald Karaitiana told Stuff the 20-year-old's sudden death had been "really devastating" for the whānau and their community. Ronald Karaitiana told Stuff that Lawziah's partner Jenna was "absolutely devastated",Police said they were trying to put together Lawsiah's movements the night before he died and to figure out what happened. "The most important thing for us is to get this boy back home so that we can grieve and move him on to his final resting place," Karaitiana told Stuff.

Source: Stuff May 08, 2022 06:58 UTC