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Malnurtured_Snay t1_iy8h3ue wrote

Uhhh ... like the cop absolutely should've stopped, but how is this a hit and run? The instigator pulled into a parking lot ... and the victim drove off? (Pretty sure the definition of a hit and run is the instigator runs).

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joe_sausage OP t1_iy8scn0 wrote

Yeah “hit and run” might not be the right word. It felt like no one knew what to do and eventually everyone just scattered. I would have loved to see the cop just check in with all parties involved and make sure no one was hurt, but, clearly that’s not the world we live in.

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daedelous t1_iyahux4 wrote

It's still a hit and run. Per DC code § 50–2201.05c:

(a) Any person who operates or who is in physical control of a vehicle within the District who knows or has reason to believe that his or her vehicle has been in a collision shall immediately stop

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Malnurtured_Snay t1_iybnblj wrote

But per OP's description, the at-fault driver did stop. And then pulled into a parking area. At which point the victim took off.

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