A driver has fled after hitting an 80-year-old woman, leaving her lying in the middle of the road with a broken collar bone, police alleged.
The elderly woman was leaving church and crossing Yarra St about 7pm on Saturday when a car reversing out of a carpark struck her, police said.
The male driver stopped and spoke to the woman briefly before driving off. Police had yet to track down the man on Monday morning.
Paramedics took the elderly woman to University Hospital Geelong where she received treatment for serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Geelong Highway Patrol Sergeant Darren Murphy on Sunday described the man’s failure to properly help the 80-year-old as “terrible behaviour”.
After a brief conversation with the injured woman the man got back in his car and drove off, Sgt Murphy told the media at Waurn Ponds Police Station.
The man should have immediately phoned triple zero and stayed to ensure the woman was safe until police and paramedics arrived, he said.
Sgt Murphy believed the vehicle that struck the woman might be white but said police had only sketchy details at this stage.
He urged anyone involved in any road collision to stop, render appropriate assistance and exchange details, and phone police if anyone had sustained injuries.
Police appealed for witnesses and dash cam footage following the incident on Saturday night.
They urged witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
