VENTNOR, N.J. (WPVI) -- Ventnor police are asking for the public's help in tracking down a driver who left the scene after allegedly hitting a 92-year-old man.

"Why you hit and run? Just stop. Anyone can make a mistake, but don't do that," said Manny Parekh, who owns Bloom's Liquor store near the crash scene.

It happened Thursday evening around 6:30 p.m.

In surveillance video from a business at the intersection, you can see the man starting to cross Ventnor Avenue in the crosswalk at Newport Avenue, and it appears he was crossing against the traffic signal.

A white SUV comes down Ventnor Avenue and strikes the man.

Police say that the driver took off.

Police say the 92-year-old man from Ventnor was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

"I heard a noise in the living room and

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