Accused driver to face charges after hit-run on cyclist in Noble Park
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A Dandenong woman is expected to be charged on summons after a hit-run collision in Noble Park last week.
Robert Clarke, from Pakenham, was cycling on Douglas Street in Noble Park at 6.40am on Thursday April 13 when a white car passed him.
Police allege the driver initially stopped to allow the 59-year-old cyclist to pass before accelerating toward him, mounting the kerb and hitting him.
They seized CCTV footage as part of their investigation to help identify who was driving the car.
Clarke fell off his bicycle and landed on the road. Vision shows the driver continuing, dragging the twisted metal of the bicycle for another 130 metres.
Clarke received grazes and bruises and was taken to hospital for treatment.
Hit-run victim Robert Clarke and his ruined bike.
In an interview on Nine News last week, Clarke said it was the second time he had been injured in a hit-run.
“I cycle everywhere, and you know the dangers are there. But you always keep to the left and do the right thing; wear a helmet, have lights,” he said.
“I heard the acceleration behind me and I thought, ‘here’s another smart arse, they’re going to rev, scare me and then keep going’. And the next thing, the world was spinning.
“I get a lot of abuse on the road as a cyclist, and this one hit me.”
A 40-year-old Dandenong woman was interviewed on Monday by Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol members after handing herself in. She was released pending further investigations.
The Dandenong woman is expected to be charged on summons with reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, intentionally causing injury, assault with a weapon, driving in a dangerous manner, failing to stop a vehicle after an accident and failing to render assistance after an accident.
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