I was a hit-and-run victim myself almost 2 years ago. I was driving 60km/h and a Honda Civic reversed out of a warehouse driveway and blocked both northbound lanes, I swerved into oncoming and moved back into the proper side to try to avoid hitting this car but I ended up hitting the car with the right side of mine. $5000 damage to my car.
The driver took off leaving his injured passenger there bleeding. I was angry and yelled at the passenger to identify who the driver is, he said he doesn't know and doesn't speak English. BS!!! The cops came and by some miracle he spoke English when the cop was requesting for a Tamil speaking police officer. He didn't cooperate either with police so they charged him with obstruction of justice.
I took plenty of pictures of the vehicle with the plates on them and of the accident scene.
In the end, my car was fixed, my physiotherapy took 3-4 months because I couldn't walk properly. I stayed on long term disability since I couldn't work because of the pain. The owner of the vehicle (19 years old) instead was charged with fleeing the scene of an accident and driving without insurance. He was convicted on all charges since he didn't even show up for court. My insurance company sued him and now has a judgement on him for $30,000 ($5000 for car damages, $25,000 for medical bills). He can't renew his license until it's paid, however, I wouldn't be surprised if he's still driving illegally.
Ah, the lovely justice system. They should've just threw him behind bars and tossed the keys. Driving without valid insurance should be at least 1 year in prison.
