COWARD!

Talk about both ends of humanity, One kills the other saves .....RIP sweet lady.....so sad.

Yes, Philip. So very true.

He remains in jail and his vehicle is under police surveillance.

Is the vehicle from a Stephen King novel?

A guardian angel. Thanks for the extreme example of self sacrifice and unselfish deeds.

The noblest sacrifice.

I hope she knew she had managed to save her grandson. I'd like to think it would have been a great comfort to her.

Plus there's no benefit to a hit and run. What did this jerkwad think he was going to get out of it?

Thing is, they don't always find them. And if they were drinking or were using drugs at the time they're willing to take the chance they won't be caught. Basically they don't have anything to lose by trying. They're going to jail if they stop or if they get caught.

So they take the chance they won't get caught.

So they take the chance they won't get caught.

Especially with forensics and other technology these days (see cell phone tracking) that chance is decreasing fast. They can pull paint off of the victim and find the make (even model and year) of the car, check registrations and even pull cell phone records (without a warrant too, it's creepy) and find out who it was.

No they don't always find them. A similar story happened last year here in my little town, better out come luckily but in broad day in a residential neighborhood, a little 4 year old girl was outside with her mother and grand mother, she somehow got away from them when they werent looking and was standing on the sholder of the road, a man going about 45 hit the little girl, she was in the hospital for a month or so, luckily made a full recovery. The prick was never found he sped away as fast as possible.

I can't imagine how you could live with yourself, knowing you fled the scene and killed someone!! What kind of person can carry that burden their whole lives, assuming they don't get caught? I am continually baffled by the evil nature of some people. RIP, sweet granny. You died a hero <3

I wish they always caught them. Last year in my rural town of 15000, there was a man and his 3 year old crossing a 4 lane road, in a marked cross walk, in broad daylight. Three of the four lanes had stopped to allow this man to cross. A jerkwad in a pickup swerved out from behind one of the stopped cars in the inner lane and hits the man and his son as they were passing through the crosswalk. Luckily the father was quick enough to the grab his son and turn his back to the car so the child only suffered scraps. Dad ended up with a broken pelvis among other things, but did survive. Despite the witnesses, no one was able to catch the person that did it.

The cowardice shocks and horrifies me.

Very untrue. My aunt was critically injured by a hit and run driver 10 years ago. They never found the guy. To be honest, after the first week or two I'm not even sure they kept looking.

People watch to much of the fictional CSI:Anywhere USA and Abby from NCIS.

DNA tests take weeks and even months to get a result. Except on Maury Povich.

Plus the cost to run tests are so expensive, just look at the number of rape kits that are back logged.

@Tiny Rebel

I think you'd be surprised by how much effort they actually do put into finding these people.

A girl was killed in a hit and run at UConn a few years ago and they found the make and model of the car from a piece of debris. It took them about 6 months but they eventually caught the person.

I think both statements are correct: while there are plenty of them that get away, forensic science IS making it easier to convict the ***holes when caught.

My personal take from this is that this is one offender who who can't live with it (Pacific Jen), and apparently you're right, and he couldn't. It may sound strange, but I actually hold out hope of this one not reoffending again-which tells me he has a conscience, otherwise he wouldn't have turned himself in, so I have to say he handled it right. He screwed up, but he also stepped up, that counts. I, too, am always floored by such inhuman behavior; I don't get it, thank God, and I never will either. Maybe this one did....

Prayers to the family though. How hard for that boy to grow up with this memory. There is nothing (most) women won't sacrifice for their offspring. I hope the grandson always considers her his hero.

Scuba - I've been out of law enforcement for 14 years, there is a lot of effect put in to finding these people. Plus I was commenting about the posts regarding forensics.

Most of the drivers are caught not from the forensics but law enforcement investigating. Body shops reporting suspicious damage and witnesses and such.

I'm glad never had to investigate a fatal hit and run. But did one where a little kid (5 yrs) was run over and lucky, there was no lasting damage. BTW - the conscience got the driver and stepped up. There was no glass, paint chips nothing to go on.

I don't think the penalty for hit and run is as bad as drunk driving especially if you have other convictions, so the law rewards a drunk driver for leaving the scene of the crime.

Unfortunately here in San Antonio Tx, they many times dont even look for hit and run drivers, 2 days ago my wife was involved in an accident, she was hit from behind by a lexus, the lexus was then hit from behind by another driver. When my wife pulled to the side of the road the Blue Lexus sped off running from the scene, unfortunately noone saw the driver or the whole license plate clearly, my wife went to the hospital with a mild concussion, sprained neck, pinched nerve and sprained shoulder. The next day when we called to inquire with the police about any chance they found the car we were told they can only assign a detective to persue the case IF we had a discription of the driver and could identify him as " they cannot put a car in jail". told me if i wanted to try and find them I should try the lexus dealer first as that is where they would probably have to get parts for a late model lexus if they try to fix the car.

You never know when you'll be called to perform an act of such grace. It could happen in the next instant.

I guess that thought didn't cross my mind.

But the penalties for DUI in many states seem like a slap on the wrist. At least for first timers.

There's the case of Amy Senser currently going on here in MN, where she hit a dude and left.

the penalties for DUI are not a slap on the wrist if there is an accident, especially a fatality, involved.

Heck. Here in Spokane we had a hit & run by a drunk driver. He's now suing for his job a back. Oh BTW, he was a Spokane Police Department Sergeant.

We had a hit and run in our state about 10 years ago. A woman hit and killed three small children that were in a bike carriage (don't know the actual name for it) being pulled by a bike their mother was riding. The mother survived. The hit and run driver was found at home about an hour later, and she was drunk, but claimed she started drinking when she got home because she was upset about the accident. She got away with it because they couldn't prove she was drinking while driving.

She did do time for the hit and run, but much less then she would have if they could have proved she was drunk when the accident occurred. So, yes, if one is under the influence, there is motivation to run.

I was going to say the same thing Lindsey.

Julie @#4.3 had the same thing happen quite a few years ago when I lived in Northern California, my neighbors mom was walking down the street with her granddaughter in a stroller both were struck and killed by a police officer, my poor neighbor literally went insane (had to be institutionalized) from the grief.

Something I often don't see either is walking towards traffic if you are walking alongside the road, just so you can see what's coming.

Of course there is and He was NOT driving that auto. She is with him and in a lot better shape than we are.

I thought everything was part of His plan. So presumably, helped steer the car, or allowed it to be steered like that. Not that I believe any of that rubbish for a moment, of course.

Louie, I'm sorry that you don't "get it".You would agree that people participate in life, right.? It would seem that you believe that people are in control of all things and events that occur in their /our /everyone's lives.If you open your mind Louie, you'll begin to see that most humans aren't capable of achieving anything really GOOD in this world that lasts.Most of us are too self serving. Are you so arrogant to believe that WE are keeping "order" here?Louie, God wasn't driving the car.Brian McGurk was driving the car.My personal experience with "God's Plan" is that all of the answers aren't guaranteed to be revealed to me and there is a reason for EVERYTHING--no coincidences.I TRUST that everything is the was it's meant to be and I have FAITH that one day I'll be extended the grace so that I may understand it.I've experienced miracles in my life.It's amazing the things you see when you know what to look for.If you open your mind Louie, you might see them.If you open your heart,there's a good chance you'll find out what it feels like too.Rubbish?? Louie,everything else out here is rubbish.The Kool-Aid the world is serving up is like eternal cyanide.You can't intellectualize God's grace.It just is. Happy Easter

that's dumb...they could have charged the owner of the car & let the chips fall where they may

And if the owner had nothing to do with it? Interesting idea. Kind of turns the notion of justice on its head, though.

A drunk driver killed one of my family members after speeding away from a prior hit and run. He was only sentenced to 4 years, even though there was a history of previous offences. Justice? Not really, right?

It does not matter, pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way, in or out of a cross walk. Whether it is the law in your state or not, it is common sense for crying out loud.

It only matters if you want to assign blame during trial. Laws clearly state how pedestrians and vehicles are to interact. In my area, the pedestrian is to yield to traffic unless at a corner, or marked crosswalk when the traffic signal indicates you are allowed to cross. If you can cross against those conditions without impeding any vehicles traveling on that road, you are welcome to do so. Now, people on both sides of that are inconsiderate jerks and don't follow the laws, sometimes with tragic results. Just do a search for Raquel Nelson, it'll show that pedestrians can be wrong as well.

Now, all that aside, the grandmother did something wonderful for her grandchild and the rest of their family, regardless of the circumstances that caused the situation in the first place.

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@ Leslie, please understand it was NOT God who took your wife, it was imperfection of our bodies. God is love and it would not have been loving on his part if he took away your wife from those who love her. Look at the sadness he felt with the death of his son, do you think he as a God of love would do that to anyone else? Absolutely not! There is going to be a resurrection and your wife will be part of it as the Bible tells us. Please read John 5: 28, 29 as well as Revelations 21:3,4. This is an earthly resurrection and the reason I share this with you is that when God created the earth he created it to be inhabited my mankind. When speaking of the resurrection he does not say it will be anywhere else because of the fact that his purpose for the earth had not changed. Please take comfort in knowing that you will see your dear wife again...

dee2dee santa clause will punish them when they go to heaven

A thought for lee. Something I have come to uderstand the past few years. I don't think that verse has anything to do with dying for some one. I used to. Which is the greatest sacrifice, dying for some one or LIVING for some one? As a servant. Just a thought.

You could be absolutely correct. Either way i guess it would involve humbling oneself and considering others more important than oneself. We are called to be "living sacrifices" so I'm sure what you have perceived is absolutely true. Thanks for that, i really appreciate it!

That's total BS. I bet if that girl was the children of one of these lawyers they would change their toon. Even if it was her fault the doctor still showed due neglegence by not stopping, and that right there is enough to bring charges against him.

Not if it is handled correctly. That kind of love need not EVER be a bad thing.