Motorcyclist killed in alleged hit and run, driver of SUV charged

A man has been charged following an alleged hit and run after a motorbike rider was struck by a large white SUV and later died in hospital. 

Generic crime scene images showing Police crime scene tape across road. Crime scene was at Woolloomooloo. Pics Bill Hearne

A man has been charged following a hit and run in December in Knoxfield that resulted in a man being taken to hospital, who later died from his injuries. 

Police say the rider came off his motorbike on Ferntree Gully Rd on December 14, 2023 about 7.20am. 

He was taken to hospital with serious injuries but later died in hospital. 

Police allege a large white SUV struck a motorbike before the driver left the scene. 

A 28-year-old Narre Warren man has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, failing to stop and render assistance as well as unlicensed driving.

Police will now consider whether charges will be upgraded following the death of the man.  

The road toll for 2023 saw 296 lives lost. Already two have been lost in 2024.