In the event of an accident, the ethical thing is to wait and take responsibility for the mistakes, but there are those who decide to flee, just as a Florida man who did not imagine he would be found in a peculiar way Well, an earpiece incriminated him.
A 15-year-old boy was run over while riding a bicycle. by Martin County, Florida. The person responsible fled the scene and the authorities began an investigation.
According to the report from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, to which the media had access NBC, Lachlan Nichol was riding his bike in Jensen Beach when he was suddenly hit by a van. On impact, the young man hit the passenger side window and, without realizing it, one of his AirPods, Apple brand wireless headphones, fell into the car, Fortunately, it was left under a rug, so the driver did not notice it.
Thanks to tracking technology in hearing aids, The researchers were able to locate the headset to a specific address, where they discovered that someone was trying to hide the silver truck that had been involved in the accident in the back of their house.
They thus caught the owner of the car, Peter Swing, 49, who, upon being accused, confessed to the agents that he had actually been in the accident. When the police questioned him why he had not stopped, he responded that He had previously served prison time on drug charges, so he panicked.
The man ran over a teenager on a bicycle. (Reference image)
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What happened to the man who ran over a teenager and ran away?
Of course, Swing was immediately arrested and taken to the county jail. Now faces charges for leaving the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury, as well as a second-degree felony charge. Ironically, according to the police, if he had stayed at the scene, he would have only been issued a ticket since it was just an accident.
Regarding the affected 15-year-old boy, his relatives said that he has already left the hospital and now he is at home resting and recovering.
Still, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder condemned Swing’s action, “I think the family will certainly feel some justice, but we can’t undo what happened and I think that the real pain here is that he left a child unconscious in a dark parking lot and he left”.
