[Drew68]

She and others interrupted their tale to watch a brief report about the incident on the 6 o’clock TV news. They were outraged that the report focused on the driver’s injuries, not Quinell’s.

. . .

”She and two others on the block complained that it took an ambulance at least 15 minutes to arrive. “Then they walked by [the boy lying on the ground] to check on the driver.”

If Quinell's friends hadn't beat the law-abiding van driver nearly to death, then the ambulance crew would have been able to concentrate their efforts on Quinell. That's my take on it, anyways.

[commonguymd]

What a simple but salient point you made.