My wife just told me someone was killed by a hit and run in Corelli Rd/Shootershill thismorning. Body covered by blanket and people walking past etc. Then road shut. Cant see anything on news.
It was mentioned on twitter on BBC travel and TLF that the road was shut earlier between Corelli due to a traffic incident. Air ambulance in attendance etc.
Seems to be a lot of hit and runs reported at the moment. Not good at all.
RIP to the poor person who has died.
Indeed. I wonder how much of it has to do with the increase in people driving without insurance - either because the premiums are so high or because they just don't bother.
well with the fact my wife could walk past i hope that it wasnt a body but someone who was injured and taken into hospital. As for air ambulance QE hospital is almost walking distance.
well with the fact my wife could walk past i hope that it wasnt a body but someone who was injured and taken into hospital. As for air ambulance QE hospital is almost walking distance.
If the person had any chance of surviving they would have a better chance being airlifted to a major trauma centre probably to the royal London hospital, the QE is not a trauma centre.
Was knocked off my motorbike last October in a hit and run. I found the car that hit me through my own investigation. My solicitor contacted the police who took the 3rd party to court. The judge threw it out due to lack of evidence so they got off scot free.
Then, when my claim went through the Motor Insurance Bureau as a claim against an untraceable driver, they decided to only award me 50% of my claim as according to them I was 50% negligent for my accident.
Was knocked off my motorbike last October in a hit and run. I found the car that hit me through my own investigation. My solicitor contacted the police who took the 3rd party to court. The judge threw it out due to lack of evidence so they got off scot free.
Then, when my claim went through the Motor Insurance Bureau as a claim against an untraceable driver, they decided to only award me 50% of my claim as according to them I was 50% negligent for my accident.
The laws that govern this country are hysterical.
Sorry to hear that you got knocked off your bike. Irrespective of whether you sustained an injury (hopefully not) this can't of been a pleasant experience. That the person then drove off is terrible.
However, the Judge (I assume) was not present at your accident and can only deal with the evidence in front of him. If there is insufficient evidence to proceed, that is not the fault of the Judge.
You then received some compensation from the MIB. In some other countries you would have received nothing. Perhaps this Country and her laws are not perfect, but they are better than a lot of others.
Was knocked off my motorbike last October in a hit and run. I found the car that hit me through my own investigation. My solicitor contacted the police who took the 3rd party to court. The judge threw it out due to lack of evidence so they got off scot free.
Then, when my claim went through the Motor Insurance Bureau as a claim against an untraceable driver, they decided to only award me 50% of my claim as according to them I was 50% negligent for my accident.
The laws that govern this country are hysterical.
Sorry to hear that you got knocked off your bike. Irrespective of whether you sustained an injury (hopefully not) this can't of been a pleasant experience. That the person then drove off is terrible.
However, the Judge (I assume) was not present at your accident and can only deal with the evidence in front of him. If there is insufficient evidence to proceed, that is not the fault of the Judge.
You then received some compensation from the MIB. In some other countries you would have received nothing. Perhaps this Country and her laws are not perfect, but they are better than a lot of others.
2 broken metatarsal in my right foot, 8 weeks off work and financial implications due to not working. For the judge to then go and punish me, basing his view on previous case history, is, in my eyes, wholly incorrect. I am not and had never up until my accident, agreed with the compensation culture. However, being on the receiving end is a different story. It saddens me when people that abuse the system get paid out with no question.
Anyway, I apologise for taking this thread away from its original post.
Was knocked off my motorbike last October in a hit and run. I found the car that hit me through my own investigation. My solicitor contacted the police who took the 3rd party to court. The judge threw it out due to lack of evidence so they got off scot free.
Then, when my claim went through the Motor Insurance Bureau as a claim against an untraceable driver, they decided to only award me 50% of my claim as according to them I was 50% negligent for my accident.
The laws that govern this country are hysterical.
Sorry to hear that you got knocked off your bike. Irrespective of whether you sustained an injury (hopefully not) this can't of been a pleasant experience. That the person then drove off is terrible.
However, the Judge (I assume) was not present at your accident and can only deal with the evidence in front of him. If there is insufficient evidence to proceed, that is not the fault of the Judge.
You then received some compensation from the MIB. In some other countries you would have received nothing. Perhaps this Country and her laws are not perfect, but they are better than a lot of others.
For the judge to then go and punish me, basing his view on previous case history, is, in my eyes, wholly incorrect.
Can you expand on how the Judge punished you and the case history you refer too.
Punished because I'll only receive 50% of what I should have because the judge, basing his view on similar previous cases, concluded that I was partly negligent for being knocked off in a hit and run whilst the 3rd party get away scot-free. the statement i made said otherwise. Makes sense to me.
The third party failed to nominate a driver (it's was a company pool car), first time around. The 3rd party claimed their car wasn't on the road at the time (total lie), second time around and the judge went with them.
It wrankles me because when the car drove off they had no idea if I was dead or alive. The unfortunate person on Shooters Hill Road today was sadly a lot more unfortunate than I was.
Irresponsible drivers are the bane of the roads. Be it no insurance, drugs, drink, speeding or just panic, doesn't make it justifiable.
HEMS tend to convey patients to the Royal London as its a fantastic Trauma Centre and has the helipad. They can convey to Kings, but have to land in the park next door and an Ambulance needs to transfer the patient the few hundred yards to the A&E. If the patient is being taken by road, it would normally be kings from that area unless there was a specific reason not too.
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RIP to the poor person who has died.
Was knocked off my motorbike last October in a hit and run. I found the car that hit me through my own investigation. My solicitor contacted the police who took the 3rd party to court. The judge threw it out due to lack of evidence so they got off scot free.
Then, when my claim went through the Motor Insurance Bureau as a claim against an untraceable driver, they decided to only award me 50% of my claim as according to them I was 50% negligent for my accident.
The laws that govern this country are hysterical.
However, the Judge (I assume) was not present at your accident and can only deal with the evidence in front of him. If there is insufficient evidence to proceed, that is not the fault of the Judge.
You then received some compensation from the MIB. In some other countries you would have received nothing. Perhaps this Country and her laws are not perfect, but they are better than a lot of others.
Anyway, I apologise for taking this thread away from its original post.
With a lack of witnesses it's then very hard for a judge to decide on person's word against the other.
Unfortunate but there it is.
It wrankles me because when the car drove off they had no idea if I was dead or alive. The unfortunate person on Shooters Hill Road today was sadly a lot more unfortunate than I was.
Irresponsible drivers are the bane of the roads. Be it no insurance, drugs, drink, speeding or just panic, doesn't make it justifiable.