Wayne William Casey, 66, appears in court over alleged CastleTown hit and run of woman, 90
The identity of a Belgian Gardens man charged over the alleged hit and run of an elderly woman at a Townsville shopping centre has been revealed.
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The identity of a man charged with the alleged hit and run of an elderly woman at a Townsville shopping centre has been revealed.
Belgian Gardens resident Wayne William Casey, 66, was charged in October this year over the alleged October 15, 2021 incident at CastleTown Shopping Centre.
Police allege the woman, now 90, was walking in the underground carpark near Woolworths when she was struck by a black ute.
It is further alleged that the impact caused her to fall and strike her head on the ground, and that Casey failed to remain at the scene, leaving the carpark at speed.
The woman spent months in a serious but stable condition in hospital with head injuries.
In March, Queensland Police offered a $50,000 reward to locate the driver of the ute.
Almost a year to the day, Forensic Crash Unit officers charged Casey with a count of obstructing a police officer, driving without due care and attention or driving without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road causing grievous bodily harm.
He was also charged with a count of failing to comply with duties of driver involved in a crash and giving the drivers required particulars to an injured person.
Casey didn’t enter a plea when he appeared for the first time in Townsville Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Legal Aid lawyer Abbey Huckstep confirmed that Casey had collected the necessary paperwork to lodge a legal aid application.
Magistrate Viviana Keegan agreed that applying for legal aid was the right course of action given that “imprisonment was well within range” as a potential punishment.
“You need to do that (application) as soon as possible,” Ms Keegan said.
Allowing for the time to process the application and medical procedures that Casey had booked at the end of the year.
He was released on bail and his matter will return to court in the new year.
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