San Diego, CA — Authorities say that an 18-year old was hospitalized when he was hit by a Jeep Cherokee while skateboarding. The accident took place in San Diego, California, on Sunday, around 10:45 in the evening.
The accident occurred near Polk Avenue and 47th Street. The 18-year old was skating in the middle of the street when what’s been described as a white Jeep Cherokee ran into him. Witnesses say the driver of the Jeep was a woman with long hair. She stopped for a short moment to look at the man before driving off.
The police are still searching for the driver of the Jeep.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
It doesn’t happen very often, but there have been cases where someone will hit someone with their car, not realize it, and drive away. Again, not often, but it happens. That isn’t the case here. The driver stopped, looked out at what she had done, and drove away. There’s no excuse for that. And whenever the police find her, she’s going to need to be held accountable for what she did.
Of course, some might point to the fact that the skateboard was out in the middle of the street when this happened. That may be true. However, it’s not an excuse for the driver of the Jeep to hit him. When the accident is avoidable, it’s the responsibility of the driver to avoid the accident. Right now, it doesn’t look like that’s what happened here.
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