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The new statesman report says a lot. The fact that another motorist (bus driver) found Mr. Murphy in the road, I believe, strengthens any case the prosecution might have.
I've heard of many motorists not even being charged in instances such as this one, so maybe the fact that he is being charged means that some pretty damning evidence can be brought up against him.
Any idea about the percentage of hit and run/failure to render aid cases where charges were actually filed and ended up sticking?
Sounds like he has a good lawyer. You can't prove that he is lying or was drunk. I don't think any charges will stick either, but I'm not a lawyer. It is sad to see this happen. Sadly, it seems to be every man for himself out there. You can't count on the law for protection or justice. And justice means very little when you're in the grave. I now realize as a cyclist that if you choose to ride on the road (and especially at night), you must do everything humanly possible to be seen by motorists and to come home to your family safely.
(After thinking about this) But, maybe they could interrogate the motorist and get him to confess to seeing the hit cyclist. How long did he look? Where was the debris relative to the road? Why did he wait so long to come to the police and why through a lawyer? Is there any evidence that he purposely cleaned blood off of his truck? Where is this evidence?
Questions hopefully detectives and prosecutors are asking if they actually give a damn.
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