Dromana: Woman walking dog left with serious injuries after horrific hit-and-run in Victoria
A woman out for a walk with her dog has been left with serious injuries after a car collided with her and sped up to remove her from the bonnet before speeding off in Victoria.
Rosebud Police have charged a man after the pedestrian was allegedly hit by a car in Dromana on Sunday night.
It is alleged that a woman and her dog were struck by a white 4WD when they were crossing Pier Street at about 9.30pm.
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The 4WD allegedly failed to stop at the scene.
The pedestrian, a 48-year-old Craigieburn woman, was taken to hospital with serious injuries and the dog escaped injury.
A 36-year-old Dromana man handed himself into a police station on Monday.
He was arrested, interviewed and charged with reckless conduct endangering life, drive manner dangerous causing serious injury, careless driving, failure to render assistance to a seriously injured person, failure to render assistance to an injured person after an accident and fail to exchange details after an accident where a person was injured.
The man was bailed to appear before the Frankston Magistrates Court on April 15.
