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Alleged hit and run leaves teenager critical

January 27, 2026 6:25 am in by
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A Canberra man has been refused bail after his arrest on the outskirts of Batemans Bay accused of a hit and run.

Police allege the 27-year-old knocked over a teenage pedestrian in Ulladulla before they caught up with him on the Princes Highway at East Lynne.

The 16-year old boy was airlifted to The Canberra Hospital in a critical condition.

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The man will front Batemans Bay Local Court next month to answer almost a dozen charges including dangerous and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, fail to stop and assist and drink and drug driving.

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