Originally Posted by
dougmc
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/201...y-hit-cyclist/
... people keep saying that if you want to kill somebody and get away with it, run over them with your car. I guess we'll see if that works, though I think a key part of that is to not cooperate with the police too much.
Interesting that they say he's facing assault charges -- not assault and battery, not attempted murder, not assault with a deadly weapon, etc. -- though I guess that could come later.
Assault is just generic newspaper speak. In my personal experience, reporters often don't concern themselves with actual facts.
As far as "hit and run " charges go, it depends upon how their law is written. In my state you cannot charge someone with an assault with a vehicle and also charge leaving the scene of a accident (the official name of our state's charge) because an assault is an intentional act and not an accident.