Friday, March 2, 2012

NSW: Woman charged after alleged hit-and-run in Sydney's north

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NSW: Woman charged after alleged hit-and-run in Sydney's north

SYDNEY, April 29 AAP - A 42-year-old woman was arrested last night over an allegedhit-and-run accident on Sydney's lower north shore, which has left a man in hospital.

A 39-year-old Mosman man was struck by a Hyundai Excel sedan while in the carpark ofa block of units in Melrose Street, Mosman, on Sunday, April 20, at about 11pm, NSW policesaid in a statement.

The car allegedly continued driving from the carpark into Melrose Street with the manstill on the bonnet.

It then hit the rear of a parked four-wheel drive, pinning the man between the two vehicles.

According to police, the man was rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital - where he remains- suffering severe injuries, including a fractured right leg.

Police last night arrested a Mosman woman and have charged her with dangerous drivingoccasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving, driving while under the influenceof alcohol and failing to stop after an accident.

The woman was granted conditional bail to appear in North Sydney Local Court on May 20.

AAP smb/was

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