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Originally Posted by CapsLockKey
This thread is full of Columbo level entertainment. I'm no lawyer, but this isn't a true hit and run since he didn't drive off from the scene. They didn't even run away, just casually walked down the highway which I assume got picked up by someone eventually. No one was seriously injured. The other drivers involved have his plates regardless. This seems like a fairly nothing burger other than some traffic tickets and fines for not being around and leaving your vehicle in the road unattended when the cops showed up.
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This has to be an April Fool's Day joke. I could not make this argument to the jury with a straight face:
"Ladies and gentlemen, my client did not leave the scene of an accident because he WALKED away. He didn't drive way. He didn't fail to render aid. He saw that no one needed aid so he just strolled away."
I'd get laughed out of court.
I fully admit I'm not licensed in Texas but generally the law imposes a duty to remain on the scene in the event of an accident. The method and mode of your departure from the scene of an accident is not a defense. If they had touched bumpers, pulled over to look at the damage and both decided that there was no harm and no foul and went their merry way, fine. But if you do enough damage that the vehicles are no longer operable, even if it doesn't appear that anybody is hurt, you need to stay on the scene until the cops come and you give them your relevant info.