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Teesdale Woman, 84, Charged Over Fatal Hit-and-Run That Killed Six-Year-Old

The accused was bailed to appear at Geelong Magistrates' Court this week.

Overview

  • Victoria Police’s Major Collision Investigation Unit charged the woman with failing to stop, failing to render assistance and failing to report a collision.
  • The charges follow the 27 March death of a six-year-old on Bannockburn‑Shelford Road in Teesdale.
  • Police allege the driver briefly stopped at the scene before leaving, and investigators later located the vehicle at a Teesdale address.
  • The child, identified in reporting as Caleb Wesley, was on his way to a school bus stop with two older siblings when he was struck.
  • Detectives interviewed the woman in March and released her pending further inquiries before laying charges roughly eight months later.