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Back on Halloween, 1968 , a 17 year old and 19 year old were out drinking and driving around. Three girls, 10, 8 and 4 years old went out in the dark across a busy main road (not at a crosswalk) to buy something at a grocery store. The 17 year old driver hit and killed the 4 year old, and kept on driving. He later claimed he thought he hit an animal, but the hit and run was big news for weeks. He knew he'd hit and killed a child.

It wasn't until now, 45 years later, that the now 62 year old man has been identified as the driver.

Now, he stayed on the right side of the law for 45 years. Drinking and driving back then wasn't the socially condemned crime it is today. Under the circumstances, even a sober driver might have hit the child. He never came forward, but a 17 year old would have been very scared. Those around him had to know something happened, but they didn't step forward either, so it's a fair assumption is family told him to stay quiet. (BTW - the then 19 year old man has not been identified.)


What should happen to this man today? Now what the law says, but what you think should happen if you could decide.