Vehicle crimes: Police want to speak to mobility scooter victim

A man in an electric mobility scooter is attended at the scene by witnesses last weekend. PHOTO:...
A man in an electric mobility scooter is attended at the scene by witnesses last weekend. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH
Police are keen to speak to an elderly man on a mobility scooter involved in an alleged hit-and-run in South Dunedin last weekend.

The scooter was clipped by the driver of a stolen white Mazda Capella near the roundabout between Bay View and Portobello Rds  on Saturday, February 5.

Three people have been referred to Youth Aid following the incident, which also included multiple vehicles being stolen in Dunedin and the pursuit of a driver that began in North Otago. 

A witness at the scene said the elderly man was physically unharmed but his scooter was damaged, although he was still able to ride it.

Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police would like to speak to the man and requested that he contact them.

They want to ensure that he is alright and to assist with providing a report for his insurance claim.

A member of the public called police at the time and provided the man with an event number, however he had not been in touch, Snr Sgt Bond said.

• Call police on 105, quoting event number P049546352.

oscar.francis@odt.co.nz

 

 

 

 

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