What would you do in this situation if it happened to you?

I would suggest you inform law Enforcement . at this point its an accident.

if you leave and don't report then its felony hit and run

 

Does the guy being a hobo somehow make it less of a crime?

Pay attention. Slow down.

 

im glad you said it.

I was gonna go on a rant about that but decided to move on

 

Running over/hitting someone is not a crime in itself, Its the subsequent investigation that may determine if a criminal action was committed. Texting while driving, drinking, etc.


Regardless of who you hit, being a hobo doesn’t matter...

 

Knew a kid when I was in high school that ran over a guy that was lying in the road in all dark clothing late at night... The kid felt a bump but hadnt seen anything... He though it might have been a livestock animal. So he stopped and backed up looking for a dead cow, sheep, or possibly a dog. He again felt a bump as the rear tire run over the guy again. The kid stopped got out with a flashlight and discovered it was a man... Very obviously dead, scared the hell out of the kid. He ran 1/2 mile to a nearby house and woke the owners up to use the phone to call the cops.

In the end it turned out that the guy had already been dead when the kid ran him over. But the cops told him that had he just drove away and not notified the police it would have been very hard to prove that he hadnt hit a living person and left the scene... Especially if it was several hours before the body was found. I'm not sure if the body was ever identified... But as I remember it was assumed that the deceased had been homeless.

Moral of the story... Always report an accident.

 

Yeah it was... It messed that kid up for a long time. I wonder sometimes how hes doing now.

 

ok, so we see that you are in trouble. you will not lose your license for a minor accident as long as you stay at the scene. sure, some ambulance chasing SOB lawyer will now step in and sue you, but you do have insurance, right?

i think paying attention is paramount to the RESPONSIBILITY to having the PRIVILEGE to drive on the roads. a persons "station" in life has NO BEARING on what the right thing to do is.

and believe me, no matter how dark any road is, someone, or something is always watching.

further, are there laws on the books that a safety vest IS REQUIRED of all pedestrians? i never saw one.

since you did this (or are you asking for a friend??), get a lawyer, and let him/her handle this, and NEVER...EVER....drive away from an accident.....cuz THEN you stand to LOSE EVERYTHING........