Stopping Hit and Run Accidents

Sunday, 2/5 @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle 


Over the past 12 months, Hampton Roads has endured several high profile incidents of hit and run. In Virginia Beach in February, 12 year old Camryn Johnson McCall was left for dead when a van struck her just off Lynnhaven Parkway and then left the scene. The driver, Mark Tiejen, a man with a long history of vehicle violations, was later arrested and pleaded guilty to felony charges.  Over the summer, two cyclists were struck and injured in separate hit and run incidents along Shore Drive.  Those two cases remain unsolved.

I talk with Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney Harvey Bryant and Adam Bernstein of the Virginia Beach Police Department about why some people run instead of stopping to help, and what can be done to stop hit and run incidents.