# Man charged over Alice Springs fatal hit-and-run

> Police charge a 20-year-old with dangerous driving causing death five months after a 57-year-old man was struck and killed on Len Kittle Drive.
- Title: Man charged over Alice Springs fatal hit-and-run · Abc
- Summary: Police charge a 20-year-old with dangerous driving causing death five months after a 57-year-old man was struck and killed on Len Kittle Drive. A…
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- Source: Abc — https://abc.net.au/news/2026-10-21/man-charged-alice-springs-fatal-alleged-hit-and-run/107294162
- Published: 2026-10-21T08:14:16+00:00
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- Topics: alice springs, hit-and-run, dangerous driving, nt police, northern territory, news, politics
## Man found dead on Len Kittle Drive
A fifty-seven-year-old man was found unresponsive on Len Kittle Drive at about nine thirty pm on May twentieth. He had suffered catastrophic head injuries consistent with a vehicle strike and died at the scene.

> The 57-year-old male victim received catastrophic injuries and died at the scene.
## Five-month investigation leads to arrest
Police formed a task force involving major crash and regional crime detectives. The investigation involved a coordinated effort by specialist police units from across the Northern Territory over five months.

> a coordinated effort by specialist police units from across the Northern Territory
## Twenty-year-old charged and remanded
A twenty-year-old man was arrested at Alice Springs police station and charged with dangerous driving causing death, hit-and-run and multiple other offences.He has been remanded in custody to appear in Alice Springs Local Court tomorrow.
## Key takeaway

A twenty-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death and hit-and-run offences over the May twentieth death of a fifty-seven-year-old in Alice Springs.