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Limestone Coast man Benjamin Neumann appeared in court, charged with leaving an accident scene after causing harm.

Police told the court the cyclist claims Mr Neumann had a child on his lap as he was driving at the time of the alleged incident.

What’s next?

The matter returns to court next week to consider a home detention report.

A South Australian man accused of a hit-and-run crash with a cyclist allegedly had a child on his lap when the collision occurred, a court has heard.

Benjamin Neumann, 42, appeared in Mount Gambier Magistrates Court on Wednesday afternoon facing charges of aggravated dangerous driving causing harm, leaving an accident scene after causing harm, and failing to report a crash.

Prosecutor David Stiles told the court that on the morning of Wednesday, July 31, at about 10:30am, a man was riding his electric bicycle along Crouch Street North, Mount Gambier, when he was allegedly struck by a Mitsubishi sedan that failed to give way at the Tolmie Street intersection.

Mr Stiles said the cyclist recalled landing on the bonnet of the car and seeing a child sitting on the lap of the driver, who allegedly made no attempt to stop at the scene.

The cyclist’s injuries included four broken ribs, a broken left collarbone and a punctured lung.

The court heard he was taken to the Mount Gambier Hospital before being flown to Adelaide for further treatment.

Mr Stiles told the court that on August 1 police saw the vehicle identified by the cyclist and seen in CCTV footage from near the scene and attempted to conduct a traffic stop.

He told the court the vehicle rapidly accelerated and crossed into oncoming lanes, causing police to terminate the pursuit.

The court heard that Mr Neumann surrendered himself to police at the Mount Gambier Police Station yesterday.(ABC South West SA: Bec Whetham)

Mr Neumann surrendered himself to police at the Mount Gambier Police Station on Tuesday and admitted he was the driver of the vehicle at the time of the alleged crash, but did not answer any further questions, the court heard.

Mr Stiles said police opposed to bail due to Mr Neumann’s history of driving offences and the serious nature of the charges.

Mr Neumann’s lawyer, Michael Hill, told the court his client wished to apply for home detention bail to live at his parents’ house.

Magistrate Koula Kossiavelos ordered a report on the suitability of the nominated address for home detention.

She said an aggravated offence of leaving an accident scene after causing harm carried a maximum sentence of 15 years and a minimum licence disqualification of 10 years.

Mr Neumann will remain in custody, pending the outcome of the report.

The matter will return to court in Adelaide next week.

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