Fawkner Highway Patrol officers have charged a driver following a collision in Brunswick West on Thursday, June 4.
Emergency services were called to reports a car had struck a pedestrian at the intersection of Melville Rd and Victoria St just after 8.30am.
The pedestrian, a 70-year-old female, was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the vehicle stopped momentarily but fled prior to police arrival.
A Brunswick man presented himself to a police station this morning.
The 40-year-old man has been charged with
\u2022 unlicensed driving
\u2022 fail to stop and render assistance at collision scene with serious injuries
\u2022 fail to render assistance at scene of serious collision
\u2022 fail to notify police of serious injury collision
He was bailed to appear at Broadmeadows Magistrates\u2019 Court on October 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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