Police hunting RV in Atlanta Area
Anyone in the Atlanta area that observes a RV with damage to right front that looks recent, notify the Police. http://www.ajc.com/news/news/police-seek-rv-driver-in-fatal-i-75-hit-and-run/nbZhR/
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By leaving the scene, he really s*****d himself. It must have been a panic move because there was so much traffic that he couldn't have reasonably thought he could get away with it (like at night with nobody around).
If he would have stayed it probably would have been chalked up to a "tragic accident", which is what it probably was. Anyone can make a mistake driving. There would probably have been no charges, he would only be facing civil suits from the dead person's family.
However, because he left the scene, he has to fight more charges and not just the obvious leaving the scene charge. Prosecutors are much more likely to tag on the "vehicular homicide" charge. Also, juries would find it hard to have any sympathy when they know he left the scene where someone got seriously hurt or died.
Now it will depend on how much money he has for good lawyers. I say this because recently locally a doctor hit someone with his car at night and killed him and left the scene. Later on, after he was caught, his lawyer was able to convince a jury to vote "not guilty".
Steve
If he would have stayed it probably would have been chalked up to a "tragic accident", which is what it probably was. Anyone can make a mistake driving. There would probably have been no charges, he would only be facing civil suits from the dead person's family.
However, because he left the scene, he has to fight more charges and not just the obvious leaving the scene charge. Prosecutors are much more likely to tag on the "vehicular homicide" charge. Also, juries would find it hard to have any sympathy when they know he left the scene where someone got seriously hurt or died.
Now it will depend on how much money he has for good lawyers. I say this because recently locally a doctor hit someone with his car at night and killed him and left the scene. Later on, after he was caught, his lawyer was able to convince a jury to vote "not guilty".
Steve
