Temora teen Jack Astill arrested for allegedly fleeing rollover
A Riverina teen has been refused police bail and will face court after allegedly fleeing the scene of a devastating rollover which caused a woman to be thrown from a vehicle.
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A Temora teenager has faced Wagga Wagga Local Court for allegedly fleeing the scene of a rollover which caused a woman to be flung from the vehicle.
Jack Astill, 19, faced court on Friday charged with two counts of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, fail to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing grievous bodily harm, cause bodily harm by misconduct, in charge of motor vehicle, predatory driving and learner not accompanied by driver/police officer/tester.
Emergency services rushed to the intersection of Goldfields Way and Thanowring Rd, Temora about 1am on Wednesday to reports of a serious car crash.
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Police will allege a sedan and a ute were travelling north along Goldfields Way when the ute left the roadway and rolled several times.
A 24-year-old female passenger in the back seat of the utility was thrown from the car while the male front seat passenger, aged in his 40s, suffered leg and head injuries.
Both were treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being flown to Canberra Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The male drivers of both vehicles allegedly fled the scene, with the sedan located soon after on Gardner St, Temora.
Officers from Riverina Police District established a crime scene, which was examined by specialist police from the Crash Investigation Unit.
Following their investigations, police swooped on a Thom St home in Temora about 12pm on Thursday and arrested Astill.
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The teen was taken to Temora Police Station where he was officially charged.
Mr Astill faced Wagga Wagga Local court on Friday and was refused bail by the court.
He will be mentioned in Young Local Court on January 17.
Investigations continue.