A man has been arrested after he allegedly crashed into a motorcyclist and fled the scene in Murray Bridge last night.
About 5pm on Sunday 6 November, a member of the public saw a car collide with a motorbike at the intersection of Adelaide Road and Old Princess Highway at Murray Bridge.
The driver failed to stop after the crash and drove away from the scene.
The motorbike rider suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the Hospital.
The member of the public followed the driver for a short time to Bridge Street where he stopped the suspect and removed the keys from his car. The offending driver left the area on foot.
Major Crash officers attended the scene and local patrols searched the area for the driver.
Just before 9pm the driver, a 55-year-old local man was located. The man submitted to a breath test and returned a reading of 0.232. Checks revealed the man was also disqualified from driving.
The man was arrested and charged with aggravated cause harm by dangerous driving, leaving accident scene after causing harm, aggravated driving without due care, driving disqualified and due care.
