A PORT Kennedy man is in custody as inquiries continue into a hit and run in Port Kennedy last night.
About 6:45pm police were called to a crash at the intersection of Stakehill Road and Ennis Avenue.
It is alleged the man was behind the wheel of a car that ran a red light at the intersection and collided with another car, before the man ran off.
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READ NOWThe driver of the vehicle that had been struck received minor injuries.
Police dog Rudy and his handler attended the scene, tracked a scent through bushland and located a key that had blood on it.
Rudy was re-deployed and continued tracking a scent through thick bushland, leading back out to Ennis Avenue, where a 31-year-old Port Kennedy man was located down an embankment about 300m from the crash scene.
The man complied with instructions and was taken into custody by police.
Inquiries are continuing.