Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash Arrested
by John Demas on 03/09/10 at 8:47 am
Posted in: Auto Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Hit-and-run crashes are always terrible situations for anyone who’s been injured, as the failure to identify the person at fault for the accident only adds to the stress for those who have been harmed. Tragically, three men were killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday. The only news that’s even mildly positive so far [...]
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