Vic pram hit-run accused wants freedom

A Melbourne man accused of hitting a pram with a stolen car during a hit-and-run crash wants to be released from custody.

Mernda man Anthony Villella, 20, appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged over a hit-and-run crash of a pram carrying a two-year-old and an eight-month-old baby in Cragieburn in May.

"It's lucky no one was killed," said Magistrate Luisa Bazzani, as Villella, who has been in custody since June, applied for bail.