About 7.20pm, police received reports a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle in the northbound lanes of the Mitchell Freeway between Hepburn Avenue and Whitfords Avenue.
Emergency services, including St John WA, attended and located a 22-year-old male victim with critical injuries. He died at the scene.
The alleged driver left the area and later attended Joondalup Police Station, where he was arrested and taken into custody.
A 30-year-old male from Iluka has been charged with:
• 1 x Driver failed to stop and ensure assistance received after incident occasioning death
• 1 x Being the driver involved in an incident occasioning death/grievous bodily harm failed to report incident to WA Police
He was refused bail and is due to appear before the Joondalup Magistrates Court on Monday, 25 May 2026.
Major Crash investigators urge anyone who witnessed the incident to report information to Crime Stoppers online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au or by calling 1800 333 000.
Dash-cam or mobile phone vision relating to this crash can be uploaded directly to investigators via: https://wapf.au.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/fatalcrashpa… ;
