Charges upgraded after Knoxfield hit-run

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have upgraded charges following a fatal hit-run collision in Knoxfield in December.

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

It is alleged a car struck a motorbike on Ferntree Gully Road about 7.20am on 14 December 2023.

The motorbike rider, a 65-year-old Ferntree Gully man, was taken to hospital where he later died.

The driver of the car, a 28-year-old Narre Warren man, allegedly fled the scene.

He was arrested in Frankston on 15 December.

The Narre Warren man will next appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 22 April, 2024.

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