A woman has been charged with drink-driving and reckless driving after the death of a man who was car-surfing in Napier

Napier father Reif Cotter, 33, died on the night of December 27 after falling from a mattress on top of a car travelling in Nuffield Ave, Marewa

Police said on Tuesday they had charged a 23-year old woman with driving with excess breath alcohol and reckless driving causing death.

The woman was arrested in Hasting on Monday. Police are not seeking anyone else in relation this incident a police statement says,

She is due to appear in the Napier District Court on February 20.