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Bystanders Tackle Driver After Chapel Street Crash Injures Two in Windsor

Police report a positive preliminary breath test for the 33-year-old driver, with charges to be filed on summons.

Overview

  • Police say a speeding car on Chapel Street about 10pm Thursday struck a pedestrian and a cyclist before crashing into a brick wall near Windsor Station.
  • An 18-year-old woman from Kingsbury was taken to The Alfred in a serious condition with upper-body injuries.
  • A 63-year-old man from Caulfield South was transported to The Alfred in a stable condition with lower-body injuries.
  • Witnesses tackled the Windsor man as he tried to flee on foot and detained him until officers arrived.
  • The driver was taken to hospital as a precaution, then arrested and interviewed over reckless conduct endangering serious injury, dangerous driving and other traffic offences, with police appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.