A 73-year-old woman who turned herself in to police after a fatal crash in west Melbourne has been released.
The woman was arrested Friday morning and interviewed by detectives before being released pending further investigation, Victoria police said in a statement.
Earlier, relatives of the late three-year-old boy Ethan Nguyen gathered at the scene to pay their respects.
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Police believe the boy ran to McIntyre Rd in Sunshine North after separating from his mother around 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
He was hit by a red sedan and dragged up to 30 meters, according to police. The driver could not be stopped.
Ethan Nguyen. Credit: supplied
The boy was seriously injured and taken to hospital, where he died overnight.
The red sedan has been towed by a truck and will be tested forensically.
The boy’s mother is out of pain, Superintendent John Fitzpatrick said.
Detectives from the Major Collision Investigation Unit at the scene. Credit: 7NEWS
“Losing a child as beautiful as this will be devastating and (the family) will be like that for a while,” he said.
Relatives wept on the street and placed a photo of the child on a tree near the crash site, along with flowers and other tributes on Friday.
Police have asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.