Warners Bay NSW: Driver charged with dangerous driving after teen riding an e-scooter was killed in alleged hit-and-run accident

Warners Bay NSW: Driver charged with dangerous driving after teen riding an e-scooter was killed in alleged hit-and-run accident

  • Teen found dead down an embankment at Warners Bay, NSW
  • E-scooter found nearby after accident on Friday night
  • A 21-year-old man has been charged over the incident 

A teenager has been found dead down an embankment hours after an alleged hit and run north of Sydney.

A teenager knocked off his e-scooter and down an embankment has died, sparking the arrest of a driver north of Sydney.

Police found the boy dead down a bushy embankment in Warners Bay about midnight on Saturday.

The officers were responding to reports of a crash that occurred about 5.30pm on Friday, police said.

The teenager, who is yet to be identified, was located near the crash scene on Macquarie Road along with his e-scooter.

About an hour later, police arrested a 21-year-old man at a Maryland home and charged him with dangerous driving occasioning death.

The teenager, who is yet to be identified, was located near the crash scene on Macquarie Road at Warners Bay (pictured) along with his e-scooter

He also faces a back-up charge of negligent driving and a charge alleging the incident was a fatal hit and run.

The man was bailed to appear at Belmont Local Court on September 13.

His licence has been suspended.

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