Man arrested over Curl Curl e-bike hit and run

A 38-year-old man has been charged and will appear in court after allegedly driving into a 15-year-old e-bike rider and fleeing the scene in a road rage incident in North Curl Curl on yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Abbott Road near the Curl Curl Creative about 4.30pm yesterday, 27 April after reports of a crash involving a white Volkswagen SUV and a group of teenage e-bike riders. Police say the altercation began when the driver made an offensive hand gesture to the group. He drove away, but one of the teens followed the vehicle and a verbal argument broke out. During the exchange, the driver allegedly threw a water bottle at the 15-year-old boy before driving off again. The teen threw it back at...

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