WALTHAM ABBEY: Woman and her dog killed by hit and run driver (From This Is Local London)

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A 51-year-old woman is killed by a hit and run driver in Parklands in Waltham Abbey

8:48am Friday 22nd January 2010 in News By Mhairi Macfarlane

Floral tributes at the scene

A 51-YEAR-OLD woman was killed while walking her dog by a hit-and-run driver.

Sandra Toner, of Drayson Close, in Waltham Abbey, was walking her Irish Wolfhound along Parklands at 5.20pm yesterday when she was struck by a black Nissan Navara 4x4.

Both the woman and her her dog were killed instantly.

The male driver of the car fled the scene and drove along Parklands and into Upshire Road, where his car ploughed into railings outside Upshire Primary School.

The 56-year old, also from Waltham Abbey, was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, where he is in a stable condition.

Two sections of the road were closed for seven hours while forensic officers carried out enquiries and the debris was cleared from the road.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call officers at the crash investigation team on 0300 333 4444.

Comments(6)

loughtonkid says...
9:51am Fri 22 Jan 10

Well I hope the hit-and-run driver doesnt stay in a stable condition for long. Sounds harsh, but he has killed a woman and her dog, and then was a complete COWARD by driving away. If I happend to run someone over (which I hope to god i dont), i would stay at the scene, and not run away like a little schoolboy.
What is the point of these chavvy 4x4s? The people who buy them cant drive properly.

Hope the Woman and her Dog died as peacefully as possible