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An 11-year-old girl was crossing the street at the intersection of Lynnhaven Parkway and Crimson Holly Lane in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) when she was hit by a mini-van.
If that wasn't bad enough, the driver of the minivan did not stop to help the young girl, according to wavy.com. The driver bolted and left the girl in the middle of the street to fend for herself.
Fortunately, the at-fault driver was apprehended by the police. Sadly, the young girl suffered serious injuries in this hit and run car accident. Specifically, she suffered head injuries that could take weeks to heal from, if ever.
It is so frustrating to hear about these types of accidents. There is no excuse to hit someone and drive away. It is simply inhumane. When a driver does this, they are basically leaving the victim for dead since there is no guarantee someone will come to the victim's aid or an ambulance will arrive in time. It is both morally wrong and illegal too.
Here is the Virginia hit and run law. When a driver hits a person and they suffer an injury, the at-fault driver may be charged with a Class 5 felony which is punishable by at least one year in prison and/or a $2,500 fine.
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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia Beach, VA-based injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and we have handled thousands of car accident, truck wreck, and motorcycle crash cases. Check out our case results to see for yourself.
We've handled car accident cases throughout Virginia including Richmond, Fairfax, Alexandria, and the Hampton Roads region including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Suffolk.
Our primary office is in Virginia Beach at the intersection of Diamond Springs Road and Northampton Boulevard. We also have an office on Eaton Street in Hampton. All of our accident injury attorneys were raised in Virginia and have deep roots with the community.
Our Virginia injury law firm has been recognized as one of the best injury law firms in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report since 2010. Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed on the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Rick and Jim were named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.
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