Police release footage of car wanted for fatal hit-and-run at Bangalow
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Almost two months after a man was killed in a hit-and-run incident at Bangalow in northern New South Wales, police have released CCTV of a car suspected to be involved in the crash.
Bangalow man Paul Campton, 64, died after being hit by a car that failed to stop on a quiet road in a residential area of the town in the early hours of July 6.
Police have now released images of a black Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series being driven north along a main road out of town immediately after the crash.
The vision was captured on CCTV at a service station on Granuaille Road.
Police believe the SUV is a 2008 to 2012 Sahara model, and there is likely to be damage to its front end.
Tweed-Byron Police crime manager Matt Zimmer urged the driver or any occupants of the car to come forward.
"To get it off their conscience, this is not going away, we are going to continue this investigation," he said.
"There will be people in the community who know who is responsible.
"I would ask them to consider the devastation this has caused to his family, his daughters.
"It's a very tight-knit community at Bangalow and they want some answers."
He said there was limited traffic on the road at the time of the incident, and police were working on the theory the vehicle's occupants may have been visiting someone in the area.
Inspector Zimmer said the driver would have known they had hit something.
"This was a significant incident, the vehicle is believed to have been travelling at at least 50 kilometres an hour," he said.
"If they had come into contact with a person, they most certainly would have known."
By Hannah Ross
Bangalow man Paul Campton, 64, died after being hit by a car that failed to stop on a quiet road in a residential area of the town in the early hours of July 6.
Police have now released images of a black Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series being driven north along a main road out of town immediately after the crash.
The vision was captured on CCTV at a service station on Granuaille Road.
Paul Campton was struck by a car on Rafton's Road at Bangalow. (ABC North Coast: Hannah Ross)
Police believe the SUV is a 2008 to 2012 Sahara model, and there is likely to be damage to its front end.
Tweed-Byron Police crime manager Matt Zimmer urged the driver or any occupants of the car to come forward.
"There will be people in the community who know who is responsible.
Paul Campton and wife Jannine (centre) with daughters Marlie (left) and Brianna. (Supplied)
"I would ask them to consider the devastation this has caused to his family, his daughters.
"It's a very tight-knit community at Bangalow and they want some answers."
Investigation continues
Inspector Zimmer said investigators worked with specialists to narrow down the make and model of the car.He said there was limited traffic on the road at the time of the incident, and police were working on the theory the vehicle's occupants may have been visiting someone in the area.
Police worked with specialists to identify the car in the footage. (Supplied: NSW Police)
Inspector Zimmer said the driver would have known they had hit something.
"This was a significant incident, the vehicle is believed to have been travelling at at least 50 kilometres an hour," he said.
"If they had come into contact with a person, they most certainly would have known."
By Hannah Ross
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