Submitted on Friday 15th May 2020
Rejected on Monday 27th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Change the law to remove opportunistic loopholing by hit & run drivers.
Remove opportunistic loopholing by drivers who know they can play the system to avoid prosecution. Circumstantial evidence should be considered enough to bring a case to court. The police should have more power to question those who deliberately obstruct justice and lie for their own defence.
I was the victim of a hit and run driver known by the police for criminal activity. The driver was speeding, overtaking and fled the scene of a crime. I was tossed up & over the vehicle and left for dead. The police closed my case based on Not being able to identify a driver despite there being:
CCTV footage of the vehicle at the time of the incident.
Full witness report inc reg make model.
Insured policy holder on record.
Change in story by policy holder.
The case not investigated fully enough.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about whether to investigate a possible offence or bring charges are a matter for the police and Crown Prosecution Service, but we have published the following petitions, which you may wish to sign:
Tougher sentences for hit and run drivers who cause death: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323926
Minimum Two Years sentence for Failure to Stop after an accident: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312349
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