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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In DC we all tout our walkable neighborhoods, the downside is when a sociopath deliberately reverses then drives a truck into children in broad daylight as they are walking with their mom and pet on Capitol Hill.

I think a lot of us are working hard to be in denial about how dangerous many of those who walk and drive among us are.

Warning, hard to watch

[twitter]https://twitter.com/RamirezReports/status/1712917147913998621[/twitter]

The general vibe of lawlessness and politicians ignoring or enabling it pose real dangers. [/quote]

Why is this not a story on WTOP, NBC4, etc.?![/quote]

What’s the story?

Video shows a driver who proceeded through a 4-way stop and stupidly wasn’t paying attention. Video also shows pedestrians stupidly crossing the street not paying attention. A collision ensues, a child gets hurt, and the driver speeds off.

Not worth air time.[/quote]

Wow.  Read the story.  [b]The mother reportedly locked eyes with the driver before proceeding into the crosswalk[/b].

I mean, I know people on this site don't care about human life, but come on....[/quote]

If that’s true, then it makes her even dumber for playing a game of chicken with an SUV while her kids are in tow.[/quote]

Huh? Where do you get that? She made eye contact while the SUV was stopped or slowly rolling. Then as she was walking the SUV accelerated into her. [/quote]

NP. Watch the video. Forget whatever was told to a reporter. It's clear both parties weren't paying attention. The driver is certainly at fault for hitting a person in a crosswalk and then especially for fleeing the scene. But the crossing adults certainly have a responsibility for maintaining situational awareness and not putting children in harm's way.

Pretty much the stupidest thing a pedestrian can do is start walking in front of a moving vehicle with an assumption that said vehicle will stop because pedestrians have the right of way.[/quote]

There is absolutely NO excuse for what that driver did and then to back up and drive away? He should be prosecuted to the max possible for hit and run. That was a deliberate leave the scene choice.[/quote]

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