Daniel Moore, a 21-year-old backpacker, sustained serious brain injuries, a fractured skull and internal bleeding last month after catching a taxi from the city to the northern beaches suburb of Manly.
A 29-year-old taxi driver made a statement at Kogarah police station yesterday.
Police identified him after a public appeal for information.
His taxi has been seized for forensic examination.
Daniel remains in a critical but stable condition at Royal North Shore Hospital, nine days after he was found lying on the intersection of Pittwater Road and Collingwood Street, at 3.45am (AEST) on Sunday, June 26.
Mr Moore, 21, was found lying near the corner of Pittwater Rd and Collingwood St, Manly, at 3am on Sunday last week.
He required emergency surgery after being found with a cracked skull and also internal bleeding.
Police and Mr Moore’s parents, who arrived from the UK to be by their son’s side, appealed for information about the incident that has left the British man fighting for his life.
A taxi driver, believed to have driven Mr Moore and a friend to Manly from the CBD that night, has been asked to come forward.
Police said they were still investigating the incident and had yet to ascertain the identity of the driver.
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