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Police officer charged for alleged hit and run

September 6, 2021 7:08 am

A Police officer has been charged for the alleged hit and run over the weekend along Milverton Road in Suva.

He has been charged with one count of dangerous driving occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of failing to comply with requirements following an accident.

The driver has been in police custody since yesterday.

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Police had also ruled out initial information gathered on the vehicle registration.

Investigators managed to track down the same vehicle seen in the CCTV footage with a different registration.

The accused will be produced at the Suva Magistrates Court today.

The 23-year-old victim is admitted in the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in critical condition.