'Catch me first' hit-and-run driver reflects common disregard among motorists: Editorial sketchbook

‘Catch me first’ hit-and-run driver reflects common disregard among motorists: Editorial sketchbook

The Oregonian
By Helen Jung

November 27, 2014

[…] The cold-blooded nature of abandoning someone you’ve injured galls Chuck Sparks, a chief deputy district attorney for Multnomah County who oversees prosecutions of crimes involving hit-and-run, or more formally, “failure to perform the duties of a driver.”

“Decency at its most fundamental level is to treat someone who is hurt and make sure they get help,” he said. […]