A 22-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences following an investigation by Newcastle City Highway Patrol.
Police were called to Violet Town Road, Tingira Heights, around 7:20 pm on Tuesday, 4 February, after reports that a Ford Ranger had crashed into a fence. When officers arrived, the driver allegedly reversed, striking a police officer with the vehicle’s side mirror before fleeing the scene. The officer sustained bruising.
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