Queensland man charged over death of woman hit by car in driveway.

A man has been charged with dangerous driving offences after he allegedly hit and killed a 64-year-old woman in far north Queensland.

Police said the 27-year-old Manoora man and the woman, who were known to each other, argued outside a home in the Cairns suburb of White Rock early in the morning of New Year’s Day.

The man is then alleged to have gotten into a car and struck her in the driveway as he drove away.

She suffered critical injuries and died in Cairns Base Hospital.

The man has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and unlicensed driving.

He is expected to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

This post originally appeared on ABC News.