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Fri Nov-27-09 01:39 PM
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Are hit and run drivers on the increase? |
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Or just the reporting of hit ad run accidents?
Friend of mine had his truck hit in the back by a hit and run, in my friend's driveway.
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Fri Nov-27-09 01:43 PM
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people who can't afford to keep up their insurance are on the increase
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Fri Nov-27-09 01:55 PM
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Fri Nov-27-09 01:52 PM
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2. Some states have loopholes in the law that help hit-and-run drivers. |
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In Arizona, for example, you have to not only get the vehicle and plate number, you also have to provide a physical description of the driver.
I've known a few people in Arizona who were smacked by hit-and-run drivers, particularly at night, whom the police couldn't help because the victims couldn't see the driver well enough to give any kind of physical description.
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Fri Nov-27-09 01:53 PM
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3. It sure seems like it -- and especially those "hits" that involve a person. It's appalling. nt |
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Fri Nov-27-09 02:01 PM
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5. You mean hitting a pedestrian, then taking off, right? |
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There are even videos of that.
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Fri Nov-27-09 02:15 PM
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6. Yes -- sorry, should have said that. I can't believe how often I hear of it happening |
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Fri Nov-27-09 02:29 PM
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7. Two possible explanations... |
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1) Increased enforcement and stiffer penalties for DUI offenses...
2) Illegal aliens driving without a license and/or insurance.
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Fri Nov-27-09 03:08 PM
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In fact, whenever I see on the news a hit-and-run who's been caught, it's some white guy or girl.
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Fri Nov-27-09 03:12 PM
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