Charges following fatal crash in Point Cook

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Police have charged a man following a fatal crash in Point Cook on March 2.

It is alleged a car was observed driving erratically on the Princess Freeway about 1pm.

Police attempted to intercept the vehicle, before it sped away.

The car crashed into a barrier on Forsyth Road shortly afterwards and the female passenger died at the scene.

The driver, a 35-year-old Wyndham Vale man, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries under police guard.

On Wednesday, he was charged with multiple offences including culpable driving and dangerous driving causing death.

He has been remanded in custody.