A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a suspected hit-and-run crash in Millicent in the state’s South East.
Key points:
- A 56-year-old Millicent man is in hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a suspected hit-and-run
- Emergency services were called after reports of cars revving in a street in Millicent
- A 23-year-old man has been charged with a number of traffic offences relating to the crash
About 11.30pm on Saturday, emergency services were called to Ridge Terrace after reports of a car revving in the street.
Police said they also received a second call about a man “collapsed in bushes beside the road”.
When officers arrived, they found a 56-year-old man from Millicent with serious leg and hip injuries.
He was taken to the Mount Gambier Hospital before being airlifted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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)Police said they then found a white car with crash damage on Adelaide Road.
Officers took a 23-year-old man who was with the car to a local hospital for a blood test.
He has been charged with a serious of traffic offences and bailed to appear in the Millicent Magistrates Court in December.
Police are urging anyone with information to contact them.
