Preston crash: Melbourne teen Davide Pollina dies after being hit by an allegedly stolen BMW- as heartbreaking social media post emerges Motorcyclist, 19, died in horror crash crash BMW involved in crash allegedly stolen an hour prior READ MORE: What needs to do be done to keep criminal kids off the streets By Freddy Pawle For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:43 BST, 11 August 2024 | Updated: 08:43 BST, 11 August 2024 e-mail A teenage motorcyclist has died after being struck by a car was allegedly stolen an hour earlier. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Bell Street and Victoria Street in Preston in Melbourne 's north about 12.40am on Sunday following reports a BMW had struck a motorcycle.
Police arrived at the scene and performed CPR on a critically injured 19-year-old Davide Pollina, who died at the scene, despite desperate attempts to save his life. The teen moved to Australia with his parents and older sister from Sicily in search of a better life about a decade ago. His father, Nicola Pollina, in 2021 celebrated his son's achievement of buying his first car, writing on social media: 'You're our pride'.
Davide was remembered as a 'handsome and respectful boy' to locals from his home town in Italy and as avid motorcycle and car enthusiast to his Aussie friends. It's believed two occupants in the BMW allegedly fled from the scene. A 16-year-old boy, was arrested shortly afterwards and interviewed by detectives before being released, pending further enq.