Overview
- A black Audi A4 hit an 84-year-old pedestrian on West Dyke Road in Redcar, and the driver ran off on foot toward Egton Close.
- The man suffered a broken pelvis, a broken back, a broken foot, and internal injuries, and he remains in James Cook University Hospital.
- The driver left the damaged car at the scene, which officers from Cleveland Police’s Matrix Team are examining.
- Inspector Scott Pearson condemned the act as leaving an elderly man in the street with serious injuries and urged the driver to come forward.
- Police asked witnesses to contact 101 quoting reference 075848 and shared a suspect description of a white, slim man about 6ft tall in dark and grey clothing.