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>To the three of them, it appeared as if Norton was trying to move her car to the side of the road. But in the process, she drove over Morgan’s head, with her r
by rl3 9y ago
>To the three of them, it appeared as if Norton was trying to move her car to the side of the road. But in the process, she drove over Morgan’s head, with her right front tire placed squarely on top."
What the fuck.
What's even the best way to proceed in that situation?
I know everyone screamed at the driver to back up, but to me that sounds extremely dangerous, especially with a front or all-wheel drive vehicle. Having the hysterical fool that managed to run over the victim a second time continue to operate the car with the victim's head under the tire is crazy on the face of it, even if it was perhaps the best course of action for that particular situation.
If there's enough bystanders, lifting the vehicle and following it up with a short drag of the victim from under the tire almost seems better, spinal injury immobilization concerns be damned.
Probably not enough people to lift in this particular case however, and most of the damage had probably already been done at that point.
I also can't help but wonder how much worse similar situations could get if firearms came into play. At what point is it legally justifiable for an uncompliant driver that keeps running over a victim to be shot? I'd say most juries would likely acquit for a third time, and circumstances somewhat similar to this instance could be trial of the century material.
That might sound absurd, but there's the argument that attempting to physically remove a continually-uncompliant wreckless driver would not only waste precious time, but may cause them to panic—hitting the gas and inflicting grevious harm to the victim. The driver could concievably be drunk and belligerent, for example.
Furthermore, it could be argued that the firearm user was hysterical themselves: even the coolest customer in the world might snap when the tire of some idiot's car is resting on their immediate family member's head, because they were just run over again.