A man has been charged and issued over $1200 in fines following a two-vehicle traffic crash in Berserker last night, 4 July.

Around 9.43pm Saturday, emergency services were called to the intersection of Elphinstone Street and Water Street, following reports of a crash involving a red Holden Colorado and blue MG ZST.

It is alleged the Holden then fled the scene.

Two occupants in the MG, a woman in her 30s and man in his 20s, received non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash, and were transported to Rockhampton Hospital.

The driver of the Holden, a 26-year-old Kawana man, was located at a Kawana address a short time later and taken into custody.

The man was subsequently issued three TINs for careless driving / due care and attention ($690 fine), driver involved in crash fail to fulfil duties ($345 fine) and drive/park or permit drive/park defective
vehicle (component not comply with vehicle standards) ($172 fine).

He has also been charged with one count did drive U.I.L.

The man is due to appear in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on 21 July.

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