Media release

UPDATE - Fifth person charged over hit and run - Alice Springs

Police

Northern Territory Police have charged a fifth person in relation to a hit and run traffic incident in Alice Springs on Thursday night.

 A 19-year-old man was arrested by Detectives from the Alice Springs Criminal Investigation Branch at a home in Sadadeen earlier today.

He will appear before the Alice Springs Local Court charged with;

•            Drive motor vehicle cause serious harm

•            Hit and run cause serious harm

•            Unlawful use of a motor vehicle – cause injury to person

•            Fail to rescue/provide help

The other 19-year-old man, who was arrested and charged by police on Thursday night, was remanded in custody until Monday 19 October 2020.