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Driver Lily Jones left with $1200 bill after car speeds from accident

A woman is $1200 out of pocket after her car was rear-ended at traffic lights by a hatchback that sped from the scene – one of a spate of recent drive-offs on the Gold Coast.

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YOUNG driver Lily Jones is on a mission to find a black hatchback after a “scary hit-and-run” on the Gold Coast this week.

Ms Jones, 21, said she was sitting at traffic lights on Hope Island Road in Helensvale when a car slammed into her Mitsubishi ASX and sped off “without a care in the world”.

Lily Jones may not be injured but she is facing a $1200 excess bill. Photograph: Jason O'Brien
Lily Jones may not be injured but she is facing a $1200 excess bill. Photograph: Jason O'Brien

“I am determined to find the culprit after my scary hit-and-run,” she said.

“Motorists need to be compassionate and have the guts to stop if they do something wrong.

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“I could have easily been hurt or there could have been a baby or an elderly person in the car. “Luckily I am OK but just a have huge unaffordable $1200 excess.”

Queensland Police said a black hatchback was seen heading southbound on the M1 after the incident on Tuesday around 5.30pm.

Investigations are ongoing.

Motoring body RACQ confirms there has been a spate of drive offs on the Gold Coast Photograph: Jason O'Brien
Motoring body RACQ confirms there has been a spate of drive offs on the Gold Coast Photograph: Jason O'Brien

Ms Jones is not alone, with motoring body RACQ confirming there has been a spate of drive offs on the Gold Coast.

RACQ spokesperson Renee Smith said perpetrators are often identified by drivers, insurers and police.

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“Thanks to CCTV and traffic cameras, perpetrators are facing far more serious consequences with police than if they simply stopped to exchange details,” Ms Smith said.

Ms Smith said if you were a victim of a hit-and-run you need to record the make, model, colour, any part of the registration of the vehicle or prominent features that could identify the driver who left the scene.

She also said to find witnesses who saw the incident, like drivers or businesses nearby, and get their names and phone numbers for evidence.

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