As stated by Detective Senior Sergeant Sally Patrick.
Police are appealing for the public’s help to find the driver of a car following an incident that left a Napier woman critically injured.
About 6pm on Thursday 26 October, the woman was in the front yard of a Wyatt Avenue address when a Mazda Astina struck her, pushing her into a tree. The vehicle left the scene but was recovered from nearby Dockery Avenue.
The victim is in a stable condition in the intensive care unit at Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
Police believe the Mazda was involved in a collision with a vehicle parked on Wyatt Street and another on Roberts Terrace in the moments before the woman was struck.
Police and the Serious Crash Unit are investigating the incident and would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, or has surveillance cameras that overlook any of the streets involved.
Information can be provided via 105, referencing the event number 231026/8591.
