Police are now in a position to release the name of the person who died following a crash on Chatham Road, Flaxmere on Thursday 30 January.
She was 11-year-old Emma Jane Kupa of Flaxmere.
Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.
A 34-year-old female is set to reappear in the Hastings District Court on 18 February, facing a charge of operating a vehicle carelessly and breath alcohol level over 400.
Police are not ruling out further charges in relation to the crash.
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