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[–] Eddbopkins@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Omg that is insane that she just gets up and walks away. I see back and spinal,injuries, injuries on both legs. And possible damage to both arms. This guy needs his license revoked for life and this girl needs medical attention immediately.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

From the article:

Police said they were dispatched on Oct. 2 at approximately 8:38 a.m. to assist EMS with an injured teenager in the area of Windhaven Gate and Windstone Road in southwest Airdrie.

Upon arrival, it was determined the teen had been crossing the street in a marked crosswalk when she was hit by a white Dodge Caravan, RCMP wrote in a release.

The 17-year-old sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision.

Police said the driver fled the scene, driving eastbound toward 8 Street.

So it sounds like she got medical attention pretty quickly and her injuries were minor, thankfully. Which is pretty remarkable with how fast the driver was going and how she went flying. But good news for the poor kid. I hope she gets a follow-up though, because sometimes injuries from these things can take hours or days to manifest.

Like you, I hope they catch the driver and he gets his license revoked, and also some charges brought against him. His driving was irresponsible, and leaving the scene after hitting someone is a really shitty move.

I know others were positing that because there's no audio maybe he was freaked out and upset that she got up and started walking away. But even in that situation who the fuck acts that way?! Maybe, just maybe... She was walking away to get out of the crosswalk and away from the lunatic who just ran her over. It sounds at least equally reasonable that as she is a teenager girl and got hit by an older male driver so he might fear for her safety and wanted to say least get clear of the vehicle and further danger.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

It's remarkable she had minor injuries until you realize that the grill of the vehicle that hit her is designed specifically for pedestrian safety.

Unlike pretty much every SUV in truck on the road, Which would have done significantly more damage or outright killed her from the head injury it would inflict from the same impact.

[–] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 day ago

I hope she gets a follow-up though, because sometimes injuries from these things can take hours or days to manifest.

This 100%. There's way too many cases of brain and neck injuries that are only noticed much later on, and then the insurance companies will deny they could have occured because of the crash that caused them, leaving people permanently injured and fighting for compensation for years