A man will front court today charged over an alleged hit and run in NSW yesterday.
Emergency crews were called to the corner of the Princes Highway and Plunkett Street in Nowra around 1.15pm on Wednesday, following reports a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle.
Upon arrival, they found a 16-year-old boy lying on the footpath with head, hip and leg injuries.
He was treated at the scene before being taken to Wollongong Hospital where he’s expected to undergo surgery.
Police say the driver allegedly failed to stop and render assistance.
Following investigations into the crash, a 25-year-old man from Nowra was arrested at a home Nowra a short time later.
He was taken to Nowra Police Station where he was charged with drive furiously in motor vehicle do/cause bodily harm, not give particulars to injured person, and driver never licensed.
An arrest warrant for contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO was also executed.
The man was refused bail to appear in Nowra Local Court later today.
