- Published:
- Monday 20 April 2026 at 12:29 pm
Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man after two pedestrians were struck by a car in Geelong yesterday.
It is alleged a green Audi deliberately collided with two men walking along Police Lane just before 7am.
The vehicle fled the scene.
A 26-year-old man with non-life-threatening injuries and a 21-year-old man with minor injuries were both taken to hospital.
Investigators located the Audi in Thomson and arrested a 22-year-old man near the scene.
The Thomson man has been charged with the following:
- reckless conduct endangering life
- intentionally cause injury
- attempt to Intentionally cause injury
- drive in manner dangerous
- fail to stop after accident
- fail to render assistance
- possess cannabis
He will appear before Geelong Magistrates’ Court today.
Kathryn Muffet and Senior Constable Paul Hogan
Media Unit
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