A 19-year-old charged with careless driving over the death of an RSE worker can be named.
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Nicholas Yorke appeared in the Napier District Court this morning.
Police allege in October last year, Yorke was driving a van of workers on the highway between Napier and Taupō.
The van was about to turn into a road when a truck came in from behind, the police said after the crash.
A 37-year-old Samoan man, Tino Tagiilima, died and nine other people were injured.
Yorke was critically injured in the crash.
He did not enter a plea and is due to reappear in court next month.