'Do the right thing and hand yourself in': City worker's plea to hit-and-run driver who sped off leaving her for dead with serious head injuries
- Sarah Bermingham was hit by a car outside a pub in Wandsworth, south London
- Also hit was best friend Fiona Mateer whose birthday they'd been celebrating
- The City worker has appealed for the driver to hand themselves in
- She has a long road to recovery and was told she was lucky not to be paralysed
A woman who was left fighting for her life after a hit-and-run has pleaded with the driver to hand themselves in.
Sarah Bermingham, who lives in Sutton, South London, had been celebrating her friend's birthday at a pub in Wandsworth when she was hit by a car.
She and friend Fiona Mateer, whose birthday it was, had returned to the pub at 1am on Sunday, March 12, to get their coats, when they were both hit.
Sarah Bermingham was hit by a car after enjoying a night out celebrating her friend's birthday
Ms Bermingham was hit by a car outside the pub and was left for dead by the driver, who fled the scene
She's been told she was lucky to avoid paralysis after she was taken to a trauma unit at a hospital in south London after the crash.
Now, she's appealed to the driver to hand themselves in.
She told the London Evening Standard[4]: 'The driver must have been shocked and panicked, and that's why they drove off, but at the end of the day this has been the most challenging time of my life emotionally and physically.
Ms Bermingham hopes the driver will come forward and hand themselves in, appealing to their better nature after the mistake they made in driving off
'I don't deserve this and my family don't deserve to see me like this. I can only hope they do the right thing and come forward.
'Maybe the driver has a daughter and if the shoe was on the other foot maybe they would want someone to be held accountable, or at least know who they are.'
Her friend Ms Mateer added: 'All I remember is stepping out on to the road and everyone behind us screaming. By that point there was nothing I could do, I couldn't react quickly enough.
'I was in shock because I thought Sarah had died - there was so much blood.'
According to the London paper, Ms Bermingham's injuries include two breaks in her vertebrae which just missed her spinal cord, bruising on her brain, a punctured lung and liver damage.
The crash happened outside the Grand Union pub, above, in Wandsworth, south London, after Ms Bermingham and her friend returned to get their forgotten coats
Doctors say the hockey player and gymnast's health and fitness has contributed to her incredible survival.
Police say the driver - who was in a dark coloured car - failed to stop at the scene and continued along Wandsworth Plain.
The crash occurred outside the Grand Union pub and may have been witnessed by a number of people who were leaving to go home.
Detectives from the Met's Roads and Transport Policing Command are investigating and want to speak with anyone who witnessed the co llision or saw a dark coloured car speeding away from the area.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 020 8543 5157 or via @MetCC.
References
- ^ Rebecca Taylor For Mailonline (www.dailymail.co.uk)
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- < sup>^ London Evening Standard (www.standard.co.uk)
