Driver charged after death of young dad in alleged hit-run
A woman has been arrested after the death of a young father in an alleged hit and run in Adelaide's north last night.
Daniel Harrison, 25, was struck on Hillier Road in Hillier just before 8pm and died from his injuries.
Police arrested a 21-year-old woman from Stockport early this morning and charged her with causing death by dangerous driving and leaving the scene of an accident.
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Daniel Harrison was struck and rushed to hospital on Hillier Road in Hillier just before 8pm but died from his injuries. Supplied
A 19-year-old Munno Para West man was also arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated affray and possessing a firearm without a licence after police allegedly found a firearm in his home today.
A Holden sedan was also seized for forensic examination.
Devastated friends of Harrison laid flowers at the crash scene today.
Harrison's heartbroken mother today told 9News her son was a beautiful, kind-hearted soul and a talented footballer.
"He had a five-year-old daughter that now has to go on without a dad because this selfish coward ran him down and left him for dead," mother Kelly Harrison said.
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Harrison leaves behind a large loving family and his five-year-old daughter. Supplied
Friend Dene Steele said Harrison was the "most caring, big-hearted person you know".
"If you ever had a problem, he'd try to help you sort it out."
Steele's wife Jessica said: "I always remember him always smiling, always laughing, always having a joke, that's how I remember 'DJ'."
Local residents, police and paramedics rushed to assist at the scene.
Harrison leaves behind a large, loving family and his five-year-old daughter.
"She was everything to him. I just don't know how they're going to cope," Mr Steele said.
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Police at the scene of the crash on Hillier Road in Hillier. Nine
"I've got kids myself and I couldn't imagine them losing a parent, it's so sad."
The 21-year-old woman and 19-year-old man are expected to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court tomorrow.
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