Man charged over lawyer Mitch East's alleged hit-run death
A man will face court after allegedly hitting a young lawyer with his car and leaving him to die on a Sydney street.
The 63-year-old man was charged on Friday following the death of Mitch East, 28, in the early hours of Sunday.
The younger man was found critically injured on a street in beachside Tamarama, in the city’s eastern suburbs.
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The 63-year-old is due to face Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday after attending Granville Police Station on Friday.
He has been charged with failing to stop and assist after a vehicle impact causing death, dangerous driving occasioning death, negligent driving occasioning death and driving while using a mobile phone when not permitted.
Mr East worked at Sydney law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler after beginning his legal career in his native New Zealand.
He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2022, according to his LinkedIn profile.
An email to Arnold Bloch Leibler staff described Mr East as a highly talented lawyer and a popular and valued member of the firm, whose loss would be deeply felt.
“The partners expressed heartfelt condolences to Mitch’s parents, his partner and many close friends, both within and outside of (the firm),” a spokeswoman for the firm said after employees were told the news of his death on Monday.
