Sadly, there are too many arseholes in the world. An old woman got knocked down by a van just after I'd crossed the road in Camden a few years back, she was crossing behind me. I turned round to help, so did the guy next to me. About 50 other people used this as a chance to cross the road, with one man actually going to step over her as me and the only other person who gave a damn were trying to help her up. I had to push him away. It's unfortunate that we can't make the gits act like reasonable people, but as long as there are people who do stop and help, then there's some hope left. Or something.
Well done for stopping. So many people wouldn't have done the same.
With a bit of luck, the guy in the Lexus will have been caught on a camera somewhere, and they'll catch him.
I have to say, I'd know even less about what to do in that situation than you remembered. I had a tiny bit of first aid training while I was at school, but that has been about it.
You should be proud of yourself. It's an example that there are still good people out in the world. The feelings of shock are to be expected and remember that you kept your cool during the period that you needed to. Having a Cool head and a Warm heart is a mixture to aspire to. Well done !!!
You & the people who stopped to help the old lad easily outweigh the pond life git who knocked him down.
And as Adze said hopefully the shitebag will probably be on some camera and, I'm pretty sure, the penalties for hit & run are a touch more severe than for the road accident. So, as a result, laughing boy may not have his pretty Black Lexus for too much longer. Hopefully.
Good for you for stopping and helping out. Don't feel bad about not remembering to take a note of the registration mark; I'd be useless at recognising the car's make and model so you'd be doing a lot better than I on that one.
Well done you! If you can remember any of the vehicle registration number ('licence plate' is a dreadful Americanism; they're VRNs thankyousoverymuch) it would be very helpful - the police can search on partial plates and wildcards to allow for the similarity of Ms and Ns for example and narrow it by make and colour. Rememebering the central numbers, or if its the old format will help give an indication of the age of the car, which may be all they need to narrow it down.
I've gone over it in my head over and over again - I honestly don't think I even looked at the license plate when I got out of the car, and by the time I realised that this car was the one which had caused the accident he was out of any kind of clear line of vision.
It was a fairly new looking Lexus, which I did tell the police, but that's as far as I could go. I just hope they do find the git.
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Sadly, there are too many arseholes in the world. An old woman got knocked down by a van just after I'd crossed the road in Camden a few years back, she was crossing behind me. I turned round to help, so did the guy next to me. About 50 other people used this as a chance to cross the road, with one man actually going to step over her as me and the only other person who gave a damn were trying to help her up. I had to push him away. It's unfortunate that we can't make the gits act like reasonable people, but as long as there are people who do stop and help, then there's some hope left. Or something.
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With a bit of luck, the guy in the Lexus will have been caught on a camera somewhere, and they'll catch him.
I have to say, I'd know even less about what to do in that situation than you remembered. I had a tiny bit of first aid training while I was at school, but that has been about it.
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Having a Cool head and a Warm heart is a mixture to aspire to. Well done !!!
You & the people who stopped to help the old lad easily outweigh the pond life git who knocked him down.
And as Adze said hopefully the shitebag will probably be on some camera and, I'm pretty sure, the penalties for hit & run are a touch more severe than for the road accident. So, as a result, laughing boy may not have his pretty Black Lexus for too much longer. Hopefully.
Proud to know you !
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Good for you for stopping and helping out. Don't feel bad about not remembering to take a note of the registration mark; I'd be useless at recognising the car's make and model so you'd be doing a lot better than I on that one.
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Well done again, though.
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It was a fairly new looking Lexus, which I did tell the police, but that's as far as I could go. I just hope they do find the git.
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