A 68-year-old Invercargill man will appear in Invercargill District Court on Tuesday on a range of driving charges after allegedly hitting a police officer and police dog. A police spokeswoman said police received reports of "erratic driving'' by a motorist on the Bluff Highway on Friday night. The car was "spiked'' but continued travelling for a short time, she said. A police officer and police dog were hit as the car came to a stop on Dee St. The police officer sustained bruising to a leg, she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 19, 2017 23:15 UTC