Man after after pedestrian killed following suspected hit and run at Maroochydore
A Mooloolaba man on a working holiday visa has been charged after a 21-year-old died in a hit-and-run on the Sunshine Coast.
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A man on a working holiday visa has been charged with the hit-and-run death of a 21-year-old Sunshine Coast man.
The Minyama man died after he was struck by a vehicle on Maroochydore Blvd about 1.30am Friday.
Paramedics were unable to revive him.
A 25-year-old Mooloolaba man attended Maroochydore Police Station on Friday morning.
He was assisting Forensic Crash Unit investigators throughout the morning, before being charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death and leaving the scene of the incident without obtaining help.
The man has been given police bail to appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on January 22.
The man’s vehicle, a sedan, has also been seized and will be subject to further forensic examination.
The family of the 21-year-old Minyama man who tragically died have requested privacy at this time as they grieve the loss of their loved one.
Police investigators continue to seek any witnesses, or drivers who may have dashcam footage of the incident who were travelling on Maroochy Boulevard in either direction around the time of the incident.
Sunshine Coast police Acting Superintendent Jason Overland said it was a “tragic incident” and many people would be hurting today.
“It is very traumatic,” Act Supt Overland said.
“The Sunshine Coast is a very small place.
“There will be lots of people waking up to this terribly sad news.
“My heart breaks for the family involved, there’s only one or two degrees of separation between families on the Sunshine Coast.”
Act Supt Overland said police were made aware of a similar but unrelated incident early Thursday morning in the same area.
“Police were attending that scene and then came across this more serious incident,” he said.
Police are appealing for dashcam footage of the area between 11pm and 1.30am.
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