Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a teenager following a fatal collision in Pakenham last year.
It is understood a silver Audi collided with a Subaru station wagon at the intersection of Princes Highway and Windermere Boulevard just after 4pm on 21 November 2024.
Police will allege the Audi was stolen.
The front seat passenger of the Audi, a 16-year-old boy from the Casey area, was airlifted to hospital where he later died.
The driver of the Audi, a 16-year-old boy from the Cardinia area, was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The rear seat passenger of the Audi, a 15-year-old boy from the Cardinia area, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Subaru, a 44-year-old Pakenham man, and his passengers, aged 6 and 10 years old, were uninjured.
Today, detectives charged a 16-year-old boy from the Cardinia area with culpable driving, dangerous driving causing death and theft of a motor vehicle.
He will appear before a children’s court at a later date.
