What is wrong

concerned mom

I gave it a month and a trip to another country to see if I felt any different before I asked for anyones opinion. On August 13th, one month ago my son was hit by a car while riding his bike with a buddy. 911 was not called immediately and the driver drove away from the scene after looking at them and saying "SORRY". My son and his friend who are both 12 Years old sat in the middle of Townsend helpless not knowling what to do next. His friend ended up helping him out of the the road and sitting him down on the sidewalk and calling me. His friend was unscathed. My son had a good gash on his leg apparently from the cars license plate, a large bruise on his chest, road rash on his arm and all the way up his leg. Here are the things that bother me the most: 1. After he was hit the driver fled. 2. He was hit into Townsend Ave. at 2:00 in the afternoon during the construction in front of Murdochs and not one person pulled over to help and not one construction worker cared enough to help either. 3. I called 911 when I got there and told the dispatcher to just have the police meet us at the ER. He was there when we got there, but quickly left when he heard the driver was back at the scene. He talked to my sons friend for 1 minute before he rushed out. He NEVER talked to my son for a statement. He came back and told us that it was my sons fault and nothing could be done. When I asked if she was in trouble for leaving he said "she is not all there" and had to go home and get her mom. Apparently she also has a time period to come back in and won't get in trouble for it 4. Why is someone who is "not all there" allowed to have a drivers license? I understand that everyone should have equal rights, but to hit someone and leave and "not know what to do" is just silly to me. 5. Just wondering if I am crazy for thinking that an appology is out of line even it wasn't her fault.

I went to get a copy of the accident report and talk to the officers sargeant and was even more frustrated. When I got back to work I read the report and saw that the only statement in the report was that of the girl (or her mother, who knows?) and not one word about the boys' side of the story. Who are we trying to protect here? I understand that he was at fault and did not know that until that day. Do all of you know that you have to dismount your bike before crossing a road? Do all of your kids know that? Please spread the word because even if your child dies in a biking accident and it was his fault, he will get the ticket. Maybe if this is a law it should be manditory to take a class to ride a bike just like a car. Just a thought.

Just a little more to the story before I go on. They were riding their bikes on the sidewalk down Townsend towards Hastings to return a Movie. They came to Church street right next to Murdochs. They stopped, watched for cars. They saw her coming and waited to see what she was going to do. She came to a stop and the boys went. That is when my son was struck.  She told the boys she was sorry and drove away. To top it all off, the Sargeant told me that the girl did not have to look at her surroundings before taking off at a stop sign. Just to clarify I said "she doesn't have to look around before taking off from a stop sign?" His response was "no". I was confused so I asked " so if he was walking and had the right of way she still wouldn't have to look around?" He said "no, it would be her fault then." Still confused I asked how she would know if he was walking or on a bike if she was not required to look at her surroundings. There was no answer... He totally contradicted himself.

AGAIN I ASK  WHO ARE WE TRYING TO PROTECT HERE, ITS DEFINATELY NOT OUR YOUTH. KEEP THEM OFF THE ROADS (AND SIDEWALKS). THEY ARE SAFER THAT WAY!