CUDGEE, VIC. — Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives charged a 20-year-old Warrnambool man yesterday following a fatal collision in Cudgee earlier this year.
Police will allege a red 2023 Toyota Land Cruiser ute and a cyclist collided on Hopkins Falls Road about 8.10am on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
The cyclist, a 70-year-old Warrnambool man, died at the scene.
The driver of the Toyota, a 20-year-old man from the Warrnambool area, was arrested at the scene and interviewed.
He has since been charged with several offences, including culpable driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death, failing to stop and render assistance, driving in a manner dangerous, careless driving, three counts of driving whilst suspended, three counts of touching a portable device and possessing an anti-speed measuring device.
He has been bailed to appear before Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court on December 4.
