By Leftlane Staff
Tuesday, Jan 17th, 2006 @ 5:07 pm

The teenager who drove her car into Matt Schmill escaped a potential felony sentence by fleeing the scene as the 23-year-old man lay dying, reports the Omaha World-Herald. When authorities arrested Susan Papst four hours later, they could no longer determine whether she had been legally drunk at the time she hit the Omaha man. That option would no longer be available under two bills introduced by an Omaha lawmaker, which makes it a Class IIIA felony to flee the scene of a fatal accident. Nebraska is one of only seven states in which it is not a felony to flee the scene of a personal injury accident. Should all states have stricter rules regarding leaving the scene of an accident? Post your thoughts in the comment section…

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