Man arrested after Berwick father Darrin Pierce killed in alleged hit and run near Melbourne
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Tragedy as father of three dies in suspected hit and run while walking home from the pub with his wife, hours after meeting his AFL hero
- Darrin Pierce, 44, died when he was struck by a car in Berwick, Victoria.
- A 31-year-old man has been arrested and is helping police with their investigations.
- Mr. Pierce’s wife had been walking ahead of her husband before he was beaten.
A father-of-three has died after being struck by a car in a suspected hit-and-run when he and his wife were separated on a midnight walk home from a country pub.
Darrin Pierce, 44, was walking along Princes Highway in Berwick, an hour east of Melbourne, just after midnight on November 26 when he was struck.
Mr. Pierce, a well-known local pest control operator, was found with “life-threatening” injuries on the side of the road by two teenagers before he was rushed to hospital.
Couldn’t be saved.
Darrin Pierce, 44, has died after an alleged hit-and-run incident on Princes Highway in Berwick, an hour east of Melbourne. He and his wife Kati (pictured together) were walking home but got separated on the way.
Just hours before his death, Mr Pierce, a devoted Collingwood fan, was photographed smiling alongside his hero, former Magpies star Dane Swan, in the pub.
A 31-year-old man from Narre Warren was arrested on Saturday and is assisting police with their investigations.
Police also seized a black BMW sedan.
Pierce’s devastated widow, Kati Pierce, said she and her husband had I decided to make the 15 minute walk home after being at the pub for dinner and a few drinks.
She had been walking ahead of him on the sidewalk while he was walking down the road.
I walked ahead of him and he came after, but I could still hear him talking behind me. But I got home and he didn’t come back,” Mrs. Pierce told the herald sun.
Two teenagers, believed to be 18, found Pierce dying alongside Princes Highway and stopped to comfort him before calling an ambulance.
“I heard a girl put her head on his leg and comforted him, that’s very kind,” Ms Pierce said.
Mr Pierce, a well-known local pest control operator, was found with ‘life-threatening’ injuries on the side of the road and was rushed to hospital, where he later died.
Just hours before his death, Mr Pierce, a devoted Collingwood fan, was photographed smiling alongside his hero, former Magpies star Dane Swan, in the pub.
He went out for dinner and drinks with his wife and had met Swan at a sporting event in Berwick just hours before the fatal accident.
Mr. Pierce has two children from a previous marriage and a young son, Jordan, with Mrs. Pierce.
‘December is my birthday, we plan to spend it together but he is not here with me. I have no family here. I don’t know what I’m going to do. I can’t speak English well,’ he said.
Victoria Police say investigations into the incident are ongoing and urged any witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.