POLICE have now updated their statement about the crash in Wonthaggi on Sunday, March 2, advising that the female pedestrian has died in hospital.
Police report: Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives charged a man following a fatal collision that claimed the life of a pedestrian in Wonthaggi yesterday.
It is alleged a woman was walking her neighbour’s dog on Campbell Street around 3.45pm when she was struck by a vehicle.
It is alleged the vehicle travelled onto the wrong side of the road, colliding with the pedestrian and dog before driving away from the scene.
The driver returned to the scene a short time later and was arrested.
The pedestrian, a 68-year-old Wonthaggi woman was taken to hospital in a critical condition where she died.
The dog also died at the scene.
A 47-year-old Narre Warren North man, has been charged with culpable drive.
He has been remanded to appear at Latrobe Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, March 3, 2025).
