....A year and a half ago, my daughter in law was driving home from work at a restaurant in Hilton Head where she was working one evening, and an illegal drunk driver crossed the center line and hit her, causing a head on collision. He then got out of the car at the scene, etc.. She had a pneumothorax (collapsed lung) and was seriously injured and was rushed to Hilton Head Hospital, requiring 2 weeks stay in PCU with two different chest tubes, and almost did not make it. She endured much pain.

I took over the care of her 2 year old baby. While in the Emergency Room that night, the man that hit her, was there without a scratch on him and was released to the officer and escorted to the Beaufort County Jail.

The police officer promised us that in this case this man would be held without bail as he is a "flight risk". Well, 3 or 4 days later, when they had his arraignment, while my daughter in law was still in the hospital in terrible shape and pain with tubes in her chest to breathe, etc, the judge let this man GO on bail!!

Well Guess what?? He NEVER showed up for his court date!! Surprise anyone??? Something is so mighty wrong with this system!! Yes, I agree, HOW many of our law abiding Brothers, Sisters, Mothers, and Fathers will have to be mowed over in their own motor vehicles on our roads by drunks driving illegally before action is truly taken!!! This is very serious!!!!!!!!

Kathie Perez

Posted by kperez3

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just sharing...

Three years ago, my husbands 21 yr old female cousin and her two younger sisters were going to Wal-mart in Hardeeville. She saw someone broken down on the side of the road and, being who she was, had to stop to help them. Not long after a vehicle came along and hit her. She died instantly. The driver stopped, went back to the scene and a few minutes later got picked up by a van load of people. Maybe it was too dangerous for a young female to stop to help someone. I probably would not have and I am sad to say that. Was he drunk? I don't know. Was he illegal? Well, the vehicle that he ditched had no tags. The guy was never found. So, I would definately say he was illegal. Justice will never be served in this case and her two sisters will have to live with this scene forever. I don't have any suggestions for a solution, I just wanted to add this so people could see how often things like this happen.

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