Victoria police arrested the 43-year-old Tarrawingee man on Monday afternoon after the incident in Wangaratta
Helen Haines’ alleged attacker, Brendan Nugent, has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally cause serious injury and the Commonwealth offence of causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.
He will be held overnight to appear at Wangaratta magistrates’ court on Wednesday, Victoria police confirmed in a statement.