There are plenty of right actions to take following a car accident, like calling the police, or calling your insurance agent. Another wise decision would be to contact an NJ car accident attorney. But the last thing anyone should do is flee the scene of the accident, especially if it involved pedestrians.

One Cherry Hill Woman Struck and Killed a Pedestrian, then Allowed Her Sister to Cover Up the Crime.

A few weeks ago, a young Cherry Hill driver attempted to bypass traffic on Route 70 by driving on the open shoulder. At the same time, another young woman was crossing Route 70 with her boyfriend. The female pedestrian was hit by the young woman driving her 2000 Pontiac Grand Am. The female pedestrian unfortunately died from her injuries. Her boyfriend was only grazed by the vehicle, and was fortunately unharmed.

Console & Hollawell’s sincerest sympathies go out to this young woman’s friends, family, and boyfriend. Philly.com reports that the woman, only 25, worked for one of the law firms on Route 70 with a promising future ahead of her. We cannot stress enough our deepest condolences over this tragic, unfortunate loss of life.

Cover-up Only Creates Clear Cut Liability.

According to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), there were approximately 1,891 pedestrian fatalities in the first half of 2010 across the United States. As of 2009, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey and New York account for 20% of pedestrian fatalities caused by car accidents. In NJ, pedestrian fatalities are close to 200 a year.

There are numerous factors that could lead to a car accident-related pedestrian fatality.

These scenarios are the ones in which the first course of action any innocent driver in NJ wants to take is to contact the NJ car accident lawyers at Console & Hollawell for a free consultation and advice. Accidents do happen, and Console & Hollawell strives to protect the innocent.

In the case of the driver mentioned earlier, however, liability is a black-and-white issue. She fled the scene of the crime, her first and biggest mistake, and then allowed her older sister to hinder police investigations by providing them false information.
Combined with the driver’s laundry list of traffic violations and two drug-related charges in the past, her fate is sealed. Her sister, too, was arrested for hindering the investigation, though she was later released. The driver, however, remains in the Camden County Jail pending a court date this week.

If nothing else, please take from this story the need to be cautious when crossing roads, especially heavily-trafficked ones like Route 70. And, though this should go without saying, if you ever accidentally strike a pedestrian, do the right thing—don’t flee

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