A Victoria woman expressed surprise and amazement Monday when Victoria police officers came to her home to ask if she had just been involved in a hit-and-run.
The police were called just after noon when another motorist reported a crash that occurred in the 3000 block of Scott Street. The victim noted the other vehicle’s licence plate and gave it to police.
Part of the bumper from the offender’s vehicle was left at the scene. Officers arriving at the suspect’s residence found a red Pontiac sedan parked outside, with a gaping hole in the front bumper.
A neighbour told police the driver had just arrived and was in the house.
“When officers told her they’d like to talk about the accident that just occurred, the driver, despite her licence plate being taken down, the damage to her own vehicle, the witnesses who place her both at the scene and in her damaged vehicle ... pled ignorance,” Victoria police spokesman Bowen Osako said.
The driver was issued a violation ticket for leaving the scene of an accident and fined $368.
