Two men charged over Alice Springs alleged hit-and-run fatal face court

TWO men accused of being involved in an alleged hit-and-run crash, in which a man later died as a result, have fronted court

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TWO men accused of being part of an alleged hit-and-run in Alice Springs, where a man died as a result last year, have fronted court.

On October 16, 2020, four people aged from 19- to 13-years-old, were arrested and charged after the allegedly stolen vehicle they were travelling in allegedly went through a red traffic light at the Larapinta intersection, and collided with a man riding his motorbike.

The vehicle failed to stop at the scene, where 47-year-old Shane Powell suffered life threatening injuries, which he later died from.

Three people aged 19-, 16- and 13-years-old were arrested after they attempted to flee the allegedly stolen car, which was spiked by a police tyre deflation device on Grevilla Drive on the night.

The following day, a fourth person, a 15-year-old male, was identified and arrested by detectives from the Alice Springs Criminal Investigation Branch.

Mr Powell died a week after he was flown to Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) in a critical condition.

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One man fronted Alice Springs Local Court this week and has been charged with recklessly endangering life, unlawfully using a motor vehicle which caused injury to a person, fail to rescue and provide help and fail to obey direction of a police officer.

Another man has been charged with recklessly endangering life, unlawfully using a motor vehicle which caused injury to a person, fail to rescue and provide help.

Crown prosecutor Carly Ingles said there were five co-offenders involved in the matter, two in Local Court, and three to be dealt with in children’s court.

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“I’ve had representations from at least three of the five,” Ms Ingles said.

“One co-offender has a warrant out.

“I’m anticipating progress in the next week or two.”

The men were remanded in custody and are due to appear in court seperately via video-link on February 11 and 18 for a further preliminary examination mention.

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