A man has been charged with multiple alleged driving offences following investigations into a fatal crash in the Riverina earlier this month.
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The 24-year-old alleged driver of the vehicle was arrested on Tuesday following his release from Wagga Base Hospital.
Emergency services were called to Kidman Way, about 25 kilometres from Hillston, following reports a Toyota Camry had crashed into a tree at about 6.20pm on December 18.
The occupants, a woman and two men, were freed from the vehicle and treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics.
The rear-seat passenger, a 36-year-old woman, was taken to Griffith Base Hospital with critical injuries, where she later died.
The front-seat passenger, a 37-year-old man, was uninjured, while the driver was taken to Wagga Base Hospital with chest injuries.
Officers attached to the Crash Investigation Unit attended the scene and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
After his arrest, the driver was was taken to Griffith Police Station and charged with dangerous driving occasioning death - drive manner dangerous, and negligent driving occasioning death. His licence was also suspended.
The Guyra man was granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear at Griffith Local Court on February 16.
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