A HIT and run driver who killed a 92-year-old woman claims she still has no memory of the accident.

A court was told Melanie Weller, 62, of Quarry Road, Hythe, who ran down Seabrook pensioner Ruby Lovett and left her dying in the road, could be suffering with the onset of dementia.

Weller pleaded guilty to failing to stop after the accident and to a second charge of failing to report the crash when she appeared before Folkestone magistrates on Tuesday.

The sentencing was adjourned until Tuesday, April 4, as a mental health specialist is to write a report on Weller and the Probation Service are also to prepare reports, looking at sentencing options.

Chairman of the bench David Tawney said the option of a custodial sentence should be considered.

The accident happened on the afternoon of Saturday, May 21 last year at Seabrook Road. An inquest into Mrs Lovett’s death at the end of February recorded a verdict of accidental death.

Prosecutor Alex Scott-Phillips said: "There was no attempt by the driver to stop or assist Mrs Lovett in any way as she lay dying in the road."

Weller , who delivers Kleeneze catalogues, was arrested a few days after the accident when police saw her driving her damaged Rover 25 in Seabrook. She denied any knowledge of the accident in police interviews.

Oliver Kirk, defending, said: "A report by a psychologist concluded she is suffering from a significant loss of mental function. The most likely explanation for this is the onset of dementia."

Magistrates took away Weller’s driving licence until she is sentenced.