Hit and run was ‘deliberate’

A DRIVER deliberately ran down two people on a Dandenong footpath and fled the scene.
Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Luke Kirton said a car mounted the kerb on Wilma Avenue just after 10am on Friday 15 April.
It struck a 41-year-old man and 29-year-old woman who were walking on the footpath from behind and did not stop.
An ambulance took both victims to The Alfred hospital, the man with broken ribs and the woman with cuts and bruises.
Major Collision and Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol officer joined Greater Dandenong CIU at the scene.
“The incident is believed a deliberate act to run them down,” Det Sgt Kirton said.
“There was nothing to suggest the driver tried to brake or take evasive action.
“There was a deliberate mounting of the kerb.”
He said investigations were ongoing, and urged any witnesses to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.