Man, 63, charged following alleged hit-and-run death of 28-year-old lawyer Mitch East in Sydney

A man will face court after allegedly hitting a young lawyer with his car and leaving him to die on a Sydney street.

The younger man was found critically injured on a street in beachside Tamarama, in the city’s eastern suburbs.

Police and paramedics were called to Fletcher Street about 4am, but East was pronounced dead at the scene after unsuccessful attempts to revive him.

The 63-year-old is due to face Parramatta bail court on Saturday after attending Granville police station on Friday.

East worked at Sydney law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler after beginning his legal career in his native New Zealand.

An email to Arnold Bloch Leibler staff described East as a highly talented lawyer and a popular and valued member of the firm, whose loss would be deeply felt.