A Sydney taxi driver and part-time university lecturer charged over the hit-and-run death of a 94-year-old woman has been granted bail.
Mohammad Farhad, 51, allegedly drove into the woman as she tried to cross a road at Crows Nest, in Sydney's north, on Tuesday morning.
Police allege he didn't stop and the woman died at the scene.
Court papers stated the victim was Suzzanne King.
Farhad, who lectures part-time at the University of Western Sydney, was arrested in Alexandria on Tuesday night.
He was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, failing to stop and assist after a vehicle impact causing death, and negligent driving occasioning death.
In applying for bail on Wednesday his lawyer Luke Brasch said he didn't try to avoid police, had strong community ties and needed to be out of custody to support his family.
Central Local Court heard there were concerns he would fail to appear and endanger the safety of the community if released from custody.
Magistrate Les Mabbutt, however, found that despite a strong prosecution case which includes CCTV footage, these concerns could be offset by the imposition of conditions.
These included reporting daily to police and not driving a taxi.
A $10,000 surety must also be posted, and Farhad must surrender his passport and stay away from airports.
His matter will next be mentioned at Downing Centre Local Court on October 13.
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