Man expected to be charged a month after Timber Creek fatal hit and run

Police have arrested a man a month after a tragic fatal hit and run. 

UPDATE, MAY 23: A MAN has been arrested after a 19-year-old was killed in a hit and run west of Timber Creek last month.

The 50-year-old was arrested by Major Crash detectives in Alice Springs, with a number of search warrants executed.

He is being interviewed in relation to the death of the young man who passed away on the Victoria Hwy on Friday, April 22.

Police are expected to charge him with fatal hit and run cause of death.

In April, police released CCTV footage of a suspected vehicle, in the hopes of receiving public assistance.

Detective Sergeant Jeshua Kelly was grateful for the people who had came forward with information.

“We’d like to thank the public for their assistance in identifying the vehicle, which led to the driver also being identified,” he said.

UPDATE 5PM FRIDAY: A FAMILY who lost a son, a brother at the cusp of his adult life are searching for answers after a fatal hit and run on an empty stretch of highway.

NT Police are still calling for answers after a 19-year-old passed away on the Victoria Highway following a hit-and-run crash near Timber Creek on Friday April 22.

Major Crash Investigation Unit Detective Sargent Joshua Kelly said police were releasing new footage in their ongoing quest to give the teenager’s family some answers.

“As you can imagine (his family) they’re absolutely devastated. They’re lost a son lost a brother. His small tight knit community is really grieving at the moment,”

“As you can imagine they just really expressed their strong desire to see this driver identified, and brought to justice.”

Sgt Kelly said Territory police are coordinating with colleagues across the WA border, as it was suspected that they may have been campers who possibly were headed interstate.

“Hit and runs are always our trickiest investigations, and this one is obviously made much more difficult considering the remote locality of where it’s taken place,” he said.

“Doesn’t mean we’re not giving it our best shot at tracking down this crime.”

Sgt Kelly said police were released additional CCTV footage from a Greyhound bus travelling east towards Timber Creek, and were calling for any potential witnesses or those with other footage of the highway to come forward.

Sgt Kelly said the footage from the Greyhound Bus, which showed a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction matched up with the timeline for the crash.

“We’re not certain if this vehicle is even involved in the collision,” he said.

“It’s certainly possible that person was driving through, but either way we would love to speak to whoever was driving that vehicle.”

It comes two days after police released grainy CCTV stills of two vehicles of interest travelling down the highway.

Sgt Kelly said police had ruled out one of the suspected vehicles, which passed by the Timber Creek Hotel at 1.40pm, but were still searching for a second driver who passed by an hour later.

The Major Crash Investigator ended his call for information with a direct appeal to the mystery driver.

“If you’re the one who was involved in this crash. Come forward. It’s not too late to do the right thing. Regardless, we’re going to be continuing our search.”

UPDATE 4PM WED: CCTV footage from a darkened rural hotel has been released in the hopes of solving the mystery of how a teenage boy was fatally struck on the highway.

Major Crash detectives have released images of two vehicles as they passed through Timber Creek on Friday April 22.

The images show one vehicle flashing past the Timber Creek Hotel at 1.40am, with the second passing by an hour later at 2.37am.

Two hours later police received reports that a man had been struck by a vehicle on the Victoria Hwy, 30km west of Timber Creek.

NT Police release images from the Timber Creek Hotel CCTV of two vehicles on Friday April 22 as part of an investigation into a fatal hit and run which claimed the life of a 19-year-old man.

“The victim had been parked on the southern side of the ride and was near his white Nissan Navara utility when he was struck,” Detective Sergeant Jeshua Kelly said.

The 19-year-old was declared deceased at the scene.

Sgt Kelly said detectives wanted to speak with the occupants of the two vehicles as they may have information about the fatal hit and run

Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 131 444.

Please quote reference number 9987283.

NT Police release images from the Timber Creek Hotel CCTV of two vehicles on Friday April 22 as part of an investigation into a fatal hit and run which claimed the life of a 19-year-old man.

UPDATE, 3PM TUES 26: The unknown driver who struck a 19-year-old man in an early morning fatal hit and run near Timber Creek last Friday could have been a camper, police say.

In a statement, police say the incident occurred on the Victoria Highway between 1am and 4am, 40km west of Timber Creek.

The man was declared deceased at the scene and the identity of the offending driver and their vehicle remains unknown.

Detective Sergeant Jeshua Kelly said the driver could have been a camper in the area.

“Major Crash are urging any motorists travelling or camping along the highway between those times to please contact police to assist with our investigation,” Detective Sergeant Kelly said.

“It is possible that the driver may have been camping in the area and nearby campers may have heard a vehicle leave a campground during the early hours.

“The family are devastated for the loss of their loved one, and we urge the driver of the vehicle to make themselves known to police.”

Teenager dies in fatal hit and run near Timber Creek

INITIAL: A 19-year-old man has died following a fatal hit and run near Timber Creek on Friday morning.

At 4.30am police received reports that a man had been struck by a vehicle on the Victoria Hwy, 30km west of Timber Creek.

The 19-year-old was declared deceased at the scene with the offending vehicle and driver remaining unknown.

There are currently diversions along the Victoria Hwy with Major Crash and NT Police investigating.

“Major Crash are in the early stages of our investigation and we would urge the driver of the vehicle to make themselves known to police,” Detective Senior Sergeant Corey Borton said.

“The exact circumstances around what happened remain unknown and any motorists who were travelling in the area in the early hours of this morning are urged to contact police on 131 444.”

Originally published as Man expected to be charged a month after Timber Creek fatal hit and run