Police say a 17-tear-old learner driver will face charges over the alleged incident in Berrimah last night, which has left a 40-year-old woman in hospital with critical injuries.
A 17-year-old learner driver is facing charges over an alleged hit-and-run in Darwin that has left a woman in a critical condition in hospital.The woman was found lying on the road on the Stuart Highway near Berrimah at around 7.45pm last nightThe woman remains in a critical condition in hospital
Northern Territory Police said the woman was found injured on the Stuart Highway near the intersection with Tivendale Road at Berrimah at around 7.45pm last night.In a media release police said officers later located a 17-year-old boy at a home in Darwin's northern suburbs with the help of information from other drivers.
"Witnesses were able to provide police details of a vehicle of interest, which was later located at an address in Jingili," NT Police detective sergeant Corey Burton said. "The vehicle had damage consistent with the crash and a 17-year-old learner driver was arrested at the scene." Craig Garraway from St John Ambulance earlier told ABC Radio Darwin that the woman suffered serious injuries to the lower half of her body."It's about 90 kilometres an hour speed limit through there and quite dark."
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