UNLICENSED RIDER CHARGED FOLLOWING ALLEGED HIT AND RUN AT CESSNOCK
A man is facing nine charges after he allegedly failed to stop after a crash at Cessnock yesterday.
Shortly after 3pm, emergency services were called to the intersection of Cooper and King Streets, following reports a Holden Rodeo and a motorcycle had collided.
The rider had taken off before officers from the Hunter Valley Police District arrived.
The Holden driver, a 43-year-old woman, was uninjured.
Soon after, police responded to reports an injured man had attended a business on Vincent Street, seeking assistance for head injuries.
The man left prior to police getting there.
Officers eventually tracked down and arrested a 26-year-old man at a nearby home on Cumberland Street.
He was treated there by paramedics before being taken to John Hunter Hospital under police guard with head and leg injuries and abrasions.
He has since been charged with nine offences, including:
• Resist officer in execution of duty (x2),
• Not stop vehicle when directed to do so,
• Drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous,
• Not give particulars to other driver,
• Never licensed person drive vehicle on road,
• Use unregistered vehicle on road or road related area,
• Use uninsured motor vehicle on road, and,
• Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit.
Three outstanding warrants were also executed.
The Abermain man was refused bail and remains in hospital.
He’s due to face Newcastle Local Court today.
