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I find "the vehicle fled the scene" as a useful phrase that's used to distinguish this situation from the very different "the driver fled the scene" which is co
by PeterisP 5y ago
I find "the vehicle fled the scene" as a useful phrase that's used to distinguish this situation from the very different "the driver fled the scene" which is commonly used in the (not that rare) cases where the driver abandons the wrecked car after an accident, in some cases to hide that they were intoxicated.
- fn-mote 5y agoI disagree. Shifting the agency to the driver is important enough to my that I recommend writers use "the driver fled the scene on foot" if that's what happened. (This particular phrase is actually used.) It seems obvious that "the vehicle" is not doing the fleeing, so even if this is standard phrasing it should be revised.
- dml2135 5y agoEasy to have both -- "the driver fled the scene in their vehicle"