A man has been charged after a boy was injured in an alleged hit and run at Nowra at the weekend.
Emergency services were called to a roundabout on Wallace and St Anns Streets about 6.30pm Saturday (12 August 2023), following reports a boy had been hit.
Officers attached to South Coast Police District attended and were told the 14-year-old boy was riding a scooter when he was allegedly struck by a white ute.
The teen was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for leg injuries before being taken to Shoalhaven Hospital in a stable condition.
Police will allege the driver failed to stop and officers from the Crash Investigation Unit were called to assist with inquiries.
About 7pm yesterday (Sunday 13 August 2023), an 18-year-old man handed himself in to Nowra Police Station and was arrested.
He has been charged with three offences, dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, and fail to stop and assist after impact occasioning grievous bodily harm.
The man was granted bail to appear in Nowra Local Court on Tuesday 26 September 2023. His licence has been suspended.
