Cleaner is charged with the fatal hit-and-run death of carpenter, 32, who was killed just days before Christmas as he walked home from a night out
- James Travers, 32, struck by a vehicle at a junction in Geelong South, Victoria
- It is believed the man was just streets away from home he shared with girlfriend
- The man was on his way home from a night out when he was hit at about 3.15am
- Police have charged Jamie Neskovski, 27, with dangerous driving causing death
- Close ones have paid tribute to a 'gentle man' with 'a big heart' and a 'good fella'
A cleaner has been charged with the hit-and-run death of a 32-year-old carpenter who was killed walking home from a Christmas party.
James Travers was walking to the Geelong South home he shared with his girlfriend when he was struck on the corner of Yarra and Verner Streets at about 3.15am on Sunday morning.
Jamie Neskovski, 27, from Lovely Banks in Geelong's northern suburbs, has been charged with dangerous driving causing death and fail to render assistance.
Mr Neskovski has an online profile describing himself as the manager of a Geelong cleaning company.
The family of James Travers, 32, believed to be a carpenter, who died in a hit-and-run collision on his way home from a night out have paid tribute to a 'gentle man' with a 'big heart'
Mr Travers' (pictured left) mother told The Sunday Herald 'I'm shattered, heartbroken, he was my baby'
The family of a Mr Travers earlier today paid tribute to the 'gentle man' with a 'big heart'.
His mother went to the scene of his death on Sunday afternoon, according to The Sunday Herald.
'I'm shattered, heartbroken, he was my baby,' she told the publication.
The carpenter was killed in an alleged hit-and-run collision as he walked home from a night out (scene and police tape pictured)
'He had a big heart.'
One resident on Yarra Road, where the street was still closed off by police at about midday on Saturday, told Daily Mail Australia his death was especially sad given the proximity to Christmas.
Another family friend at the scene said the carpenter was a 'generous guy - a really good fella'.
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Another resident in the residential area in South Geelong said police officers told them the person who died did not live in the area.
Inspector McGregor said the man had been out with friends and added it was a 'terrible time of year' for the incident to occur.
This year 207 lives have now been lost on Victorian roads with just over a week left, compared to 247 in 2017.
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