unprovoked hit and run

[Mrs Fish]

just read this story on the BBC website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3559894.stm

Shocking that anyone can do that



Police are treating the incident as attempted murder but say they do not think there was a motive for the attack.

They are still looking for a white people carrier, possibly a Ford Galaxy, with blacked out windows.

Ring 020 8247 6256 or 020 8247 6481 with information.

[BliarOut]

Scary. Is it worth a sticky about the Galaxy on here Mrs F?

[Tango2]

OMG - that's awful.

Can't remember it making the 'London' news at the time either - which makes it even worse, as no one's aware.

[nel]

What a complete bastard!! At least crime with a motive allows the beginning of comprehension of what goes through their heads, but this was just so wanton, malicious and pointless!

[niceguy1]

hmmm, you never know, did she say anything to the individual in the car??? Did she know them, it was close to her home, when she came home, doesn't seem to random to me, plus the engine was running

[towman]

Sadly not a new phenomenon.
Witness to similar about 15 years ago. Driving through village in Essex in the middle of the night, some distance behind a car. As car approached a pedestrian, it mounted the pavement and knocked him down. Utter disbelief on my part. Gave chase (interesting in a V8 Transit with car trailer on) and got VRM. Rang 999 & reported then returned to scene. Young lad was very drunk and was convinced he had fallen over! Car driver caught and sent down. Got really nice letter (which I still have) from lads parents.

Steve

[medicineman]

Very lucky to be alive, normally this sort of injury is fatal.

[Streetcop]

Every parents nightmare...

Blacked out windows....? Haven't they been discussed on here already and the amount of cons v pros?

Street

[towman]

Streetcop said:

Every parents nightmare... Blacked out windows....? Haven't they been discussed on here already and the amount of cons v pros? Street

Unfortunately it`s usually the Cons (or ex cons) hiding behind them!

[Streetcop]

towman said:

Unfortunately it`s usually the Cons (or ex cons) hiding behind them!

Absobloodylutely, Steve...

Pain in the arse things..

Street

[jessica]

That is truly evil.......

I still have difficulty comprehending that other human beings could even contemplete something something so horrible.

[nonegreen]

It is very difficult to understand how having hit someone a driver could simply drive away. There must be a flight instinct that is so strong it overcomes what is surely the logical step of trying to fix the mistake or if the victim is at fault just simply trying to help. Research into this would be much more use than current social science trends. Feel sorry for the kiddy though.

[Mrs Fish]

Just been watching crimewatch, and the girl that was run over was on. They still have not found the person that did this.




Still at least she is alive.