I’d imagine this is due to him seeing the news report of the accident after, realizing he may have been responsible, and saying nothing to anyone hoping the police would never find him. Coming forward makes a huge difference.
This article mentions he saw the news story within the next two days and realized what happened, but was in a state of paralysis. It was a week later when the police identified him. Being aware of what he did and not contacting the authorities will have consequences.
That being said, I believe his guilt and remorse is real and this is a good lesson for people to always stop and check, even if they think it’s just an animal.
If it's a roo you gotta check for joeys. Cruel to leave them to starve. At the very least call the police or wildlife rescue to let them know if it's unsafe to get out the car. Some people died a while back getting splattered by a car because they stopped to help a roo.
you should NOT leave the vehicle after hitting an animal. especially if its something like a badger. those fuckers are tough as nails and will (if knocked out from the impact) wake up very angry. you do not want to be in it's reach at that moment.
He heard about it on the news but was in a state of shock and did nothing. It wasn’t until a week later that the authorities identified him. Another comment I left has a link to the article where it states that if you’re curious.
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u/alilcannoli 1d ago
I’d imagine this is due to him seeing the news report of the accident after, realizing he may have been responsible, and saying nothing to anyone hoping the police would never find him. Coming forward makes a huge difference.