'Drunk' motorist runs over British woman, 61, on holiday in Turkey before driving over her AGAIN while 'trying to flee', leaving her seriously injured
The horrifying incident got worse when the driver reportedly tried to flee the scene, running over Lisa Di Palma again as she lay knocked down on the road.
Posting on social media, her husband, Keith Di Palma, described how his wife had sustained multiple injuries after the 'horrific' incident on August 6 and was handed over to medical services 'to begin the long road to recovery'.
He described how his wife did not remember 'anything of the accident' - a fact he said was 'a blessing'.
'I'm a broken man, but I will stay strong for my family and my beautiful loving wife,' he wrote.
The British couple, who have run a football club in Hornchurch for the past 27 years, were enjoying a holiday in the port city of Fethiye in the southwestern Muğla Province.
But during the last week of the trip, the motoring incident on the Cahit Beğenç Boulevard in the Foça Neighborhood left Mrs Di Palma in hospital with serious injuries.
The 61-year-old was reportedly using a pedestrian crossing when a car knocked her down onto the road.
As Mrs Di Palma lay knocked down after the first impact, the car continued to accelerate, trampling over her body.
The driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, according to Turkish newspaper Nefes Gazetesi.
The report claims that it was when the driver tried to hastily flee the scene that he ran over Mrs Di Palma again.
Locals screamed as the incident unfolded, as three men pushed the vehicle off of Mrs Di Palma and shouted at the driver through the car window.
A photo shows three police officers taking a suspect into custody.
Citing witnesses, local media reported how the driver tried to escape the scene by foot before being apprehended by officers.
Mrs Di Palma reportedly received first aid from paramedics before she was taken to hospital by ambulance.
An investigation has reportedly been launched into the incident.
During the last week of the trip, the motoring incident on the Cahit Beğenç Boulevard in the Foça Neighborhood left Mrs Di Palma in hospital
The British couple have been running the Tigers Junior Football Club in east London for over two decades.
The club, which gives players aged 14 and over the chance to get onto refereeing and coaching courses, was recognised for its contribution to sport at the London Sports Awards in 2021.
In 2022, a British tourist was killed in Turkey after a driver lost control.
Patricia Bernadette Ward, 71, was hit by a car in the southwest city of Bodrum.
She was on holiday with her friends when a driver lost control of the steering wheel, mounted the pavement, veered into a bollard and crashed into the woman, local media reported.
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