Police are trying to trace a driver who crashed into a property near Hove Park but fled before officers reached at the scene.
Sussex Police issued a public appeal for footage from doorbell cameras, dashcams or other security cameras such as household CCTV (closed-circuit television) systems.
The force said: “People in or around the Goldstone Crescent area of Hove are being asked to check their dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage.
“Police are looking to identify the driver of a car which crashed into a property at around 10.10pm on Saturday 22 April.
“The driver of the car, a silver Vauxhall Astra, left the scene before officers arrived.
“Anyone with information which could assist officers with their investigation is asked to report it to police by emailing collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk, quoting serial number 1463 of 22/04.”
This is the biggest police mess up I have ever seen. The car has a registration plate and it’s registered to a house. The person involved called the police once they had been seen in hospital and told that it the investigating officer would contact him back but no one has and now you’ve done an appeal. What a waste of time and resources when the driver has already contacted you.
Maybe the police are appealing for witnesses so they can get the evidence they need? For example was the crash caused by a sudden illness or was it deliberate? Who needs to pay for damage – the driver or their insurance? Video recordings of the crash would really help determine the facts.