Nope, it's not, thanks for the attempted condescendence though. At least you're trying.

The woman was scared because she made a mistake. We're not talking about a premeditated, violent crime. We are talking about an accident and the unfortunate response to that accident. Not a felony-worthy offense by a long-shot.

I would definitely go after her. I was hit and forced off the road by a driver a few years ago that never stopped and was left with severe injuries and thankfully recovered. (Have the scars to prove it!) People need to be held accountable for their actions...

If that's her unfortunate response to operating a lethal tool, then she shouldn't be allowed to operate one.

Apparently you missed the part where OP said that driver told him "Sorry I have to go" as she sped away. :rolleyes:

Leaving someone to possibly bleed to death takes even more away.

NO, the woman did not give a dam about anybody except herself.

Obviously for some it is, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people committing felonies. Or they think that if they get a big enough of a head start that they can evade capture and having to answer for what it was that they did. As well as possibly destroying the evidence thus further diverting attention from them and what they did.

It was a simple question. Why do you try to play the persecuted fellow?

Exactly, something that can't easily be replaced or have a price tag (no matter how hard we may try in a civil suit) placed on it.

The only "mistake" she made was fleeing the scene of a collision w/injuries and property damage. If she can't handle the responsibility that comes with operating a motor vehicle/lethal weapon then she doesn't deserve to be able to continue to drive or to walk the streets.

And the streets will be safer without her on them.

Isn't that usually the case when someone flees the scene? They're thinking of how did I get into this mess and how can I make it go away. Answer, pedal to the metal and hope that no one got my plates or description of my car.

Doubt she is a hardened criminal, and I would bet lots of money this woman won't be convicted of or plead guilty to any felony.He'll be lucky to get his bike paid for.
The OP isn't hurt
Not much damage done dollar wise.
She will probably just say," He hit me-I stopped, he seemed ok, so I left."
Most likely she was scared of being sued/ticketed whatever, and just left after a quick eyeballing to see if he was "ok"
Not particularly heroic, but..... I don't picture her on America's most wanted either.

I've been hit twice, fairly hard both times. both of my drivers stopped and were pretty worried (if not about me, than about being sued). Your driver didn't. The woman in question is the difference between both of our hitters. She stopped and checked. i doubt she would have gone if OP was clearly mangled. She saw he was at least superficially okay, then left. Probably worried about the overzealous legal response she might have incurred, I'd sure as hell be. In America, we bring it to court for any and all reasons we can find. Accident? No such thing.

Even if she hadn't fled the scene, how many people would be calling for prosecution right now?

Just my speculations, all 2 cents worth of it.

Ah, but you forget the witness who not only saw her hit the cyclist and followed her so as to get her information and was able to tell the LEO's where she lived. So she can't say that the cyclist hit her, or if she does the OP has a witness on his side to contradict her.

Given that she hit him, AND that there is a witness to this, she should be afraid of being sued/ticketed. Also it's not her call to "eyeball him" and "determine if he is or isn't okay." And that is why the law is clear that when there is a collision between a motor vehicle and another motor vehicle or a motor vehicle and a bicycle or a motor vehicle and a pedestrian that those involved most remain on the scene. And as has been said not all injuries are readily apparent, nor are they likely to show up in the first exam.

Otherwise "everyone and their brother" would be hitting each other and running.

glad to hear you're ok. i didnt read ALL comments from other members but here's my $.02: press charges not just for your sake but for the sake of ALL victims of hit and run. good luck to ya

If she was really worried about legal response, leaving the scene is exactly the WRONG thing to do. Everyone makes mistakes, accidents happen. Had she stopped and stayed at the scene, she probably would have gotten a traffic ticket, and her insurance would have covered damages and medical.

Once you flee the scene, it's a felony. THERE IS A REASON THAT IT'S A FELONY - its set up that way so that there are EXTREMELY SERIOUS consequences for leaving the scene of an accident. It's important that people realize that leaving the scene of the accident turns a minor incident that you could be forgiven for into an act of selfishness and callous disregard for the well being of others.

Even as it is, many people do things like cause accidents while drunk, flee the scene, then come back hours later, saying they were "scared." No, they were afraid they were going to get ticketed for DUI, and they probably already had points and would get a license suspension if given a DUI, so they decided to go wait for the alcohol to leave their system for a few hours. We're not doing ANYONE any favors by letting people use the "I was scared" excuse to run from an accident scene.

Digital,
I didn't read that the witness actually saw her "hit him." I thought he wrote that the witness saw everything, chased her, got her plate and saw her pull into her apt complex.
I just didn't read where he said "the accident was her fault." Maybe he figured that was understood, or maybe it was in a later posting?

My guess is that cars "didn't see him" and cause most bike accidents.I'm guessing this happened here-despite his lights.

Not having her "charged"-apparently he was given this option for whatever reason- was almost certainly a mistake in terms of getting her to actually pay for his losses-MD visit/ dinged bike. Nothing pressures someone like felony charges.

I was hit in run once- her fault.Cops chased her down-she-her dad- paid $2000 to fix my truck, and the criminal stuff was just dropped-the DA more or less set this deal up-apparently this is fairly common.I wasn't injured much-just a gimpy neck-hit fairly hard.The criminal stuff is what motivated her dad to pay.
She was just a scared 17 yo kid is my memory-Bunch of friends in her vehicle -probably said "run."

Charlie

You're confusing the accident/incident (assuming it wasn't a deliberate act) of the collision with the deliberate choice of leaving a person you just injured with your car lying on the street and just driving away.

Clearly, nobody here calls for a felony charge for the collision, just reading back through previous similar threads in this forum will attest to that. However, choosing to leave a person you just injured lying in the street because you believe you can just get away with it, well, THAT is just not on, and truly deserves a FELONY conviction. I can't fathom how you can justify otherwise to yourself.