A young driver accused of murdering a Queanbeyan man by running him down with his car faced court for the first time on Friday.
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Laurence Charles Finley, 20, of Moruya, appeared briefly in the Queanbeyan Local Court, charged with murder and using an offensive instrument with intent to commit an indictable offence.
Police said the alleged murder resulted from an argument between Finley and the deceased, Brett ''Buddha'' Townsend, 43, at a Queanbeyan service station on Lowe Street last month.
The argument ended, police said, and the men parted ways. But Finley allegedly came across Mr Townsend again about 30 minutes later, as the younger man drove along Cooma Road in Karabar.
The argument allegedly reignited, with further words exchanged. Police alleged Finley then did a U-turn and drove at the older man, running him down.
Mr Townsend was taken to hospital in Queanbeyan with apparently non-life threatening injuries and was later discharged.
But, on Sunday, friends discovered the 43-year-old's body at a home in Currie Street.
Police charged Finley with murder on Thursday, alleging the injuries he caused by running down the older man led to his death.
Finley did not apply for bail and his lawyer Andrew Herring sought an adjournment to allow for the brief of evidence to be served by the prosecution.
