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Hastings police will decide on Thursday what charges an 18-year-old motorist who hit a trio of cyclists will face.
Napier fire chief Ray Brown, his wife, Shona, and a woman friend, all in their 50s, were hit by the car while cycling along a straight stretch of
road in Havelock North about 8am on Sunday.
Mr Brown remained in a critical condition last night and the two women were both in serious condition in Hawke's Bay Hospital.
The car narrowly missed a fourth cyclist in the group. Police said charges were likely and believed alcohol was involved.