By Jesse Graham
HEALESVILLE police are appealing for witnesses after a hit and run on the Black Spur over the weekend.
Leading Senior Constable Jarrod Rollason told the Mail that about 11am on Saturday 13 August, a couple were driving up the Black Spur on the Maroondah Highway towards Narbethong, when they were passed by a white four-wheel drive heading in the opposite direction.
Leading Sen Const Rollason said the four-wheel drive was towing a trailer with two motorcycles, one of which fell off and hit the couple’s car.
After both parties stopped to assess the damage and get the motorcycle back onto the trailer, the two groups agreed to stop at a safer place further down the road – but the driver of the four-wheel drive then fled, driving towards Healesville.
Leading Sen Const Rollason said a man was driving the four-wheel drive with a woman passenger, and one of the motorcycles was blue and white, but that few other details were provided.
Though the couple’s car was not written-off in the crash, Leading Sen Const Rollason said they would have to cover their insurance payments if the other driver cannot be found.
He said anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who saw the four-wheel drive, should contact Healesville police on 5962 4422 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
