"Come forward": Young girl's message to driver who ran her over
Perth student Alexis Lloyd has shared a message to the person who ran her over, leaving her with serious injuries.
The 12-year-old was hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing outside Willetton Senior High School last Tuesday, with the driver speeding away from the scene.
Alexis will spend at least six weeks in a wheelchair after suffering a broken leg and collarbone in the hit-and-run incident, as she has pleaded with the driver to make themselves known to police.
“I just wanted to say you should come forward and not keep hiding because the police are going to find you eventually,” Alexis told 7News.
The Year 7 student said the incident “happened really fast”.
“I just remember the lollipop man blowing the whistle, and then I walked out, and then the car just kinda came,” she said.
“Next thing I knew, I was just laying on the floor.”
Alexis spent five nights in the Perth Children's Hospital before being discharged on Sunday to continue her long recovery at home.
Almost a week on and police are still working to track down the white Suzuki Baleno that struck Alexis, which is proving to be difficult as police do not have a registration plate to work with.
Alexis’s mum Tory Carter previously shared her frustration that the driver had not made contact with police.
“It’s hard to fathom that someone would collide with a child and not stop,” she said last week.
“I understand sometimes people might panic in the moment but it’s a bit disheartening that it’s been almost three days and nobody’s come forward.”
Anyone who saw the crash on Tuesday June 27th at around 8:30am, or has any information about the incident, should contact Crime Stoppers.
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