Man charged following fatal motorcycle collision in Powelltown

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man in relation to a fatal collision in Powelltown earlier this month.

Police executed a search warrant this morning and arrested the 22-year-old Mooroolbark man. He’s been charged with:

– culpable driving causing death

– negligently causing serious injury

– dangerous driving causing death

– dangerous driving causing serious injury

– reckless conduct endangering life

– reckless conduct endangering serious injury

– drive in a manner dangerous

– drive at a speed dangerous

– careless driving

He was also given an immediate driving ban.

The charges follow an incident where two motorcyclists were allegedly travelling at high speeds east on Yarra Junction-Noojee Road on 8 January.

One of the riders, a 23-year-old Northcote man, was involved in a head-on collision with an unrelated motorcyclist, a 77-year-old Croydon man, who was travelling west about 1.30pm.

The 77-year-old rider was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries where he remains in a stable condition.

The 23-year-old rider died at the scene.

The 22-year-old Mooroolbark man, who was riding behind the deceased at the time of the collision, was not injured.

He was bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 29 January.

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