Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision in Hastings last month.
Emergency services were called to reports a pedestrian had been struck by an allegedly modified electric bike on Frankston-Flinders Road about 6.40pm on 12 May.
The pedestrian, 69-year-old Hastings man William Lothian, was flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died (Brother of e-bike victim tells of his loss and anger, The News 26/5/25).
The bike rider, a 24-year-old Hastings man, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
He was interviewed this morning and has been charged with:
- dangerous driving causing death
- exceeding the prescribed concentration of drug
- unlicensed driving
- use unregistered motor vehicle
- use unsafe/unroadworthy motor vehicle
He will appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court this afternoon.
