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The family of an Aboriginal man run down and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Darwin last year have voiced their "disgust and dismay" at the lack of a prison sentence for the offender.

The 39-year-old victim, referred to as Mr Whitehurst for cultural reasons, and another man were hit by driver Jake Danby while crossing the road near a suburban shopping centre in June 2024.

Mr Whitehurst later died from his injuries in Royal Darwin Hospital, while the other man hit was hospitalised with non-life threatening injuries.

Danby, who pled guilty to hit-and-run driving causing death, was sentenced to a 12-month community corre

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