"Did they check the caller's car for signs of damage? I'm guessing they did. I just don't understand someone seeing a car in the water & leaving." My guess is that they didn't. There is no real investigatory law enforcement in North Carolina. I cannot imagine seeing headlights on, under water, and not stopping. That is a completely irresponsible thing for a driver to do.
My guess is that they didn't. There is no real investigatory law enforcement in North Carolina. I cannot imagine seeing headlights on, under water, and not stopping. That is a completely irresponsible thing for a driver to do.
Hit and Run, leaving the scene if you are involved, are felonies in NC.
They will follow you to the ends of the earth to catch you.
Ask Richard Petty, the king of racing. All he did was tap a bumper.
I even have personal experience. My ex-wife was in a fender bender back in the '60's, about the time the race riots were going on. We happened to live in GSO, which was a hot bed for trouble. You will remember that the National Guard actually shot up AT&T one early morning because a GSO city cop had been ambushed the night before.
In the midst of all this mayhem, my ex had a collision with a car full of black people, all male, all pretty rough looking. So she hit the road, as most would have done.
But because she did not go to the nearest business and phone in the call and they beat her to the phone, she got charged.
The cop told her that even if they cut her with a knife, she was supposed to stay and let them take care of that when they got there.
GSO cops have never been praised for their common sense. The city is in an uproar over the department right now, 40 years later.
But I digress.
If you think you can leve the scene in NC and no one will give a hoot, you could be headed for big trouble.