Teen Bicyclist Survives Being Struck By Two Cars
There are often legal and financial consequences for causing a car accident, even if no one gets injured. The fear of these is usually what motivates drivers to flee the scene instead of waiting for police. Of course, leaving the scene of an accident that results in death, bodily injury, or extensive property damage is also a crime. People only flee if the consequences of getting caught doing whatever else they are doing wrong are so bad that it is worth the risk of trying to get away with hit and run. For example, the driver might be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and perhaps, if the driver gets caught this time, it will not be his or her first DUI. Likewise, the driver might have a suspended license, so driving at all, even if the driver is sober, is against the law. The driver might be on probation for a pre-existing criminal conviction, so one more reckless driving charge, DUI, or bag of weed in the car could lead to a prison sentence. Whatever the circumstances of the hit and run, and even if police do not find the at fault driver, people who get injured in hit and run accidents have the right to fair compensation for their accident-related financial losses. If you got injured in a car accident where the at fault driver fled the scene, contact a Columbia car accident lawyer.
Both Drivers Left the Scene of the Accident
Just after midnight one night in October 2025, a 14-year-old boy was riding his bicycle on Dills Bluff Road. Two vehicles approached at high speed; the teen later told police that the cars appeared to be racing. The first car struck the bicyclist with its side view mirror; this caused him to fall off his bicycle, with one of his legs landing on the road and the rest of his body on the grass. Almost immediately afterward, before the teen could get out of the way, the second car struck his leg. Neither of the drivers stopped.
First responders arrived and transported the bicyclist to the hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening, but he sustained severe injuries to his left leg and required surgery. As of the time that the most recent news reports about the accidents were published, police had not identified either driver. According to Section 56-5-1590 of the South Carolina Statutes, it is illegal to race cars on a public street and to modify cars with the intent of racing them. Therefore, the drivers could face criminal charges for racing as well as for leaving the scene of the accident.
Let Us Help You Today
The personal injury lawyers at the Stanley Law Group can help you get justice after an accident where a car struck your bicycle and then left the scene without calling for assistance. Contact The Stanley Law Group in Columbia, South Carolina or call (803)799-4700 for a free initial consultation.
Sources:
law.justia.com/codes/south-carolina/title-56/chapter-5/section-56-5-1590/#:~:text=It%20shall%20be%20unlawful%20to,any%20such%20race%20or%20contest.
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