A MAN suffered a broken jaw after a car smashed him over and failed to stop. 

The 20-year-old was crossing Third Avenue in Stanford-le-Hope at 1.30am on Saturday, December 31 last year.

He was struck by a small silver car, the make and model unknown. The driver failed to stop.

The victim, who is from Purfleet, was taken to hospital with a broken jaw.

Witnesses or anyone with information are asked to contact Pc Frankie Pallett on 101 or email crs-investigation.team@essex.pnn.police.uk