Teenager charged over Melbourne CBD crash

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with a series of offences following an alleged hit-and-run incident in Melbourne's CBD. According to police, the teenager struck a 57-year-old woman while driving a stolen Ford Escape on Flinders Street on Sunday morning. The woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The boy was driving erratically and performed a U-turn outside Flinders Street Station before continuing onto Flinders Lane, where he hit multiple parked cars.

Witnesses reported being forced to jump out of the way as the car sped down Flinders Street amid the Melbourne Marathon. Police drew their firearms during the incident and apprehended the teenager at Albert Park later that day. The boy faces charges including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, dangerous driving manner, dangerous driving at speed, unlicensed driving, careless driving, failing to have proper control of the vehicle, failing to render assistance, theft of a motor vehicle, and handling stolen goods.

He is set to appear in a children's court later today. Police emphasized that the incident was not an act of terrorism or a targeted attack.