A man has been charged over a hit-run accident in West Melbourne that left a cyclist fighting for life.
The 25-year-old Footscray man handed himself in at a police station just after 5pm this afternoon.
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Man hands himself in to police after West Melbourne hit-and-run
Police earlier appealed for witnesses after a hit-run which left a cyclist with life-threatening injuries at the intersection of Dryburgh Street and Dynon Road about 12.50am on Friday.
He was later charged with failing to stop, failing to render assistance and failing to report a collision to police.
He has been bailed to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on November 22.
Cloverlea tradesman Ben Tyrrell, 18, collided with the front of a silver Jeep at the intersection of Dryburgh Street and Dynon Road about 1am on Friday.
In Melbourne to install floorboards for a client, Mr Tyrrell had been having drinks with his boss before he rode his bike through a red light.
The teenager - who was not wearing a helmet - hit his head on either the Jeep or the ground, police say.
He has life-threatening injuries.
The Jeep's driver, who had a green light, continued for 100 metres before stopping.
Detective Inspector Stuart McGregor said another driver who witnessed the accident stopped to call an ambulance for Mr Tyrrell and "probably saved his life".
The teenager was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital and on Friday afternoon was in a coma.
His father, Kevin Tyrrell, said his son loved fishing and football, and was the youngest of five children in a close-knit family.
The family was "wrecked" after local police told them of the collision at 3am, and had all travelled to Melbourne overnight to be with Mr Tyrrell.
"[The driver] must have family ... or children or parents. Just think 'do they deserve this?' No one deserves it," Mr Tyrrell said.Â
"Had he (or she) stopped, it would be so much easier. Whatever the consequences may be it just would have made it so much easier for everybody, including himself and his family."
Detective McGregor described the driver's actions as "despicable, disgraceful and inhumane".
He said it would be better for the driver to hand themselves in before police found them.
Police would be able to identify the driver once they knew which car was involved, he said.
"We are appealing to the driver. There is no doubt this driver knows he (or she) has hit someone (and) has made a clear choice to leave the scene, leaving Ben dying on the side of the road," he said.
There was no evidence that the driver was speeding at the time of the accident.
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