A man wanted in relation to a fatal hit-and-run in Adelaide’s south on Tuesday has handed himself in to police.

Key points:

  • A Ford sedan collided with a Toyota Hilux in Morphett Vale on Tuesday night
  • A 20-year-old Sellicks Beach man died at the scene
  • The alleged driver of the Ford was arrested this morning

Michael Henley attended Christies Beach Police Station just before 9:00am on Friday morning and was arrested. 

SA Police allege he was the driver of a Ford sedan that collided with a white Toyota Hilux on Flaxmill Road at Morphett Vale about 9:50pm on Tuesday.

A 20-year-old man from Sellicks Beach, who was a passenger in the Toyota, died at the scene, while the driver, a 22-year-old from Morphett Vale, was taken to Flinders Medical Centre with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Ford failed to stop at the scene and was later found burnt out in a gully off the Southern Expressway at Reynella.

SA Police arrested a 19-year-old Morphett Vale man on Wednesday in connection with the crash and on Wednesday night named Mr Henley as the suspected driver.

Police said Mr Henley was expected to be charged with manslaughter, causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of a crash and failure to comply with the Emergency Management Act.

He will be refused bail and will appear in the Christies Beach Magistrates Court on Monday, July 26.

Investigations into the crash continue and anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

Posted , updated 

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