County Road 466A motorcycle accident
Bad Florida Driver Charged with Hit and Run
Across the country, hit and run accidents are on the increase, causing state legislature and local governments to look at stiffen penalties for people who flee from the scene of an accident. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that the number of fatal hit-and-run crashes went from 1,274 in 2009, to 1,393 in 2010, to 1,449 in 2011. That was a 13.7% increase in hit-and-run deaths.