An 18-year-old man will appear in court charged with assault and causing grievous bodily harm following a pedestrian crash in Launceston last Friday night.
The man was allegedly driving a white Holden Commodore wagon when it struck two pedestrians in the Launceston City Council carpark on the corner of Brisbane and Bathurst streets about 11.50pm on Friday, 30 May.
One of the pedestrians, a teenage girl, was flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital with serious leg injuries. She remains in hospital in a stable condition.
The driver and the injured teenager are known to each other, and Launceston police are calling for witnesses to the incident, as investigations continue.
Anyone who witnessed the incident in the carpark (commonly referred to as the Dan Murphy's carpark) is asked to contact police. Relevant dashcam or other footage should also be provided.
Information can be provided by calling police on 131 444, or Crime Stoppers Tasmania on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperstas.com.au (please quote OR776328).
Information can be provided anonymously.
