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Teen Driver Granted Bail in Powai JVLR Hit-and-Run That Injured Four

Delays in alcohol testing raise questions about accountability in Powai's worsening road-safety record.

Overview

  • The 19-year-old Kharghar student who surrendered after Sunday's JVLR crash has been granted bail, and police say all four victims are stable with two discharged.
  • Police say the speeding Hyundai Creta hit a motorcycle and then struck four pedestrians near Mahatma Phule Nagar before the driver fled.
  • The accused later surrendered at a Parksite, Vikhroli police post, and officers took him into custody for questioning.
  • Powai police registered an FIR under the Motor Vehicles Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and they await a blood-test report to confirm alcohol use.
  • Officials note two others were in the car and say CCTV footage and eyewitness statements are central to the probe after another recent JVLR hit-and-run injured sewer workers.