about the recent "hit & run"

Recently, a pedestrian was hit by a pick up truck, and the truck drove away. A couple days later, a gentleman goes to the police station and says he was unaware of having hit anyone, but it might possibly have been him because he was in that area around that time. And so, the hit & run driver has kind of disappeared into a gray area. We saw this exact same situation a few years ago: a lady hit & killed a child as she drove through Lithia Park. But see, she didn't know she'd hit a child. She thought she'd hit a bird. (She didn't check on the bird.) Everyone had wondered who the hit & run driver that killed a little child was. A couple of days later, that lady goes to the police station & says it might've been her, she was in that area around that time. And so, she disappeared into a gray area and everyone blamed the child for its death.

I remember thinking at the time, "Gosh, if that had been me, I'd be in jail right now." The police intrerrogation going on for hours, somebody dead or somebody in the hospital... Same scenario with this second incident. I just wonder who those two hit & run drivers' attorney is. I wonder if it's the same attorney in both cases. That's a very good defense, you know - if you hit someone, just drive away, then go to the police station a couple days later and say exactly what those two above said. Act kind of uncertain, all honest-like. "Gee, I had no idea," (even though the fender's mashed). Then, voila, all your troubles are over as you disappear from public view and everyone blames your poor victim as you drive away...

We can call it the "Shoulda Known Better" defense. Since the oblivious driver claims to be unaware of having hit a person, then this seems to magically turn the tables: gee, the victim should have been more aware!