The man appeared at an after-hours court hearing where he was remanded in custody to reappear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on January 15 next year.
The charges follow an incident in which emergency services were called to a report of a man driving a white Toyota Aurion that allegedly collided with three pedestrians,a Mazda CX-5 and a Hyundai in Bourke Street and Russell Street about 6.20pm on Friday.
The driver of the Hyundai,a 76-year-old man from Brunswick,died at the scene.
The three pedestrians,the driver and passenger of the Mazda CX-9 all aged in their 20s and 30s,were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police do not believe this was a terror-related incident.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said on Saturday the car used in the incident was owned by the driver’s mother.