Another Horrific Hit And Run Upper Darby Accident By An Allegedly Impaired Driver Renders Children In Critical Condition After Being Struck By A Vehicle - Another tale of The Philadelphia Hit And Run Epidemic
The experienced Philadelphia hit and run car accident lawyers of Reiff and Bily send their hearts and prayers out to three children and their families after they were struck by a vehicle at 12:10 p.m. at Marshall Road at its intersection with Littlecroft in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, November 24, 2009. According to the police, all three children were 7th graders at Beverly Hills Middle School. At least two of the children who were struck impacted the windshield of the car. Two of the children (Jemel Brunswick and Tyler Lowery) are in stable condition and the third is in critical condition with significant catastrophic injuries at Children’s Hospital stated Mr. Beyene, the child’s father. The police state that the 42-year old female driver of the striking vehicle attempted to leave the scene of the accident but struck several parked cars preventing her getaway. She was thereafter apprehended by the police and transported to Delaware County Memorial Hospital to be evaluated. The children were out of school due to early dismissal.
Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood stated that the hit and run driver will face charges pending toxicology reports. Certainly her actions were highly irresponsible and rise to criminal and felonious charges as she tried to leave the scene of this horrific accident. According to Chitwood, “She’s locked up right now”.
Unfortunately, as I have noted in my blogs for the past several years, there is an epidemic of hit and runs in the Philadelphia metropolitan area resulting in catastrophic injuries and fatalities to innocent pedestrians. In this case, three innocent children were impacted by a driver so irresponsible that she attempted to leave the scene. I will be curious to know whether the pending toxicology investigation reveals that she was intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.
As noted, our law has a loophole that rewards hit and run drivers if they were under the influence and for more information, see my previous articles on this topic. The families of these children would be well advised to seek the services of an experienced hit and run car accident lawyer to fully investigate this case. The hit and run lawyers of Reiff and Bily are strong advocates against this hit and run legal loophole and seek to prosecute offenders of hit and run vehicle claims to the utmost of our abilities while seeking compensation for the unfortunate victims. Please contact us at 1-800-421-9595 for a free no obligation consultation or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
