When a hit-and-run driver struck a pregnant woman last week in St. Paul, her neighbor found her with baby clothes around her in the road.

Tamara Ward, who is excited about becoming a mother, was returning to her residence in the Highland Park area after shopping on Friday night, her sister-in-law, Amber Ward, said Monday.

The 26-year-old is recovering in the hospital after undergoing surgery and her unborn child was not injured.

“She’s been waiting a while to become a mom and the person who hit her put that in jeopardy,” Amber Ward said. “It’s always bad for someone to hit someone and leave the scene, but it’s worse that she’s pregnant and they just left her … there.”

Police and Ward’s family are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Ward, who is six months pregnant, was crossing at Snelling and Eleanor avenues when she was struck. She was able to use her phone to call her neighbor for help and he ran outside. Tamara Ward believes she lost consciousness and only remembers not making it all the way to the curb when she was hit.

Officers came upon Ward in the southbound lanes of Snelling Avenue about 10:15 p.m. Friday, according to Sgt. Mike Ernster, a St. Paul police spokesman. They found her with blood on her face and items strewn about the road. She didn’t recall details about the vehicle that hit her, Ernster said.

Paramedics took Ward to a hospital, where she was listed in good condition Monday.

She’s been dealing with pain after surgery on her leg, which had been broken in three places, her sister-in-law said. Ward’s nose was fractured and bones in her cheek were crushed. She’s shaken by what happened, Amber Ward said.

Tamara Ward and her boyfriend, Frisco Rice, are expecting a boy and have decided to name him Elliot. Ward will need physical and occupational therapy, and she won’t be able to return to work for some time, said Amber Ward, who started a fundraising page at GoFundMe.com/TamaraElliotWard.

“Everybody has heard of stories like this, but you never think it’s going to be somebody you know or someone you love,” Amber Ward said. “We’re lucky that she and the baby are OK.”

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Police are looking for any video cameras in the area that may have captured the collision. No one had been arrested as of Monday and police requested anyone with information call the investigator at 651-266-5921.