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Hit-and-run fatalities at all time high. How one woman is trying to reverse the trend
He was a friend. A brother. A husband. A grandfather.
“He was also a chef,” Yolanda Green-Samuel added recalling fond memories of her brother, Eugene Green, who was killed four years ago in a hit-and-run incident while he was on a bicycle.
“He was also a chef,” Yolanda Green-Samuel added recalling fond memories of her brother, Eugene Green, who was killed four years ago in a hit-and-run incident while he was on a bicycle.
Palm Beach County third worst in hit-and-run crashes in Florida
Many people involved in a crash just keep going. The campaign called Just an Accident Stop Hit and Runs Foundation hopes to change that.
“It's not worth it,” said Daniel Williams, with the campaign. “The penalties are so much more significant once you leave the scene than they are when you stay at the scene.”
“It's not worth it,” said Daniel Williams, with the campaign. “The penalties are so much more significant once you leave the scene than they are when you stay at the scene.”
FHP kicks off campaign to crack down on hit-and-run crashes
Local 10 News also heard on Friday from a man whose cousin was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Miami Gardens back in 2014.
He's now a member of a non-profit organization to raise awareness to the growing issue, while his own loved one's case remains unsolved.
"These are souls that continue to compound where there is no closure, so we must take that into account," Kevin L. Samuel said.
The nonprofit, Just An Accident Stop-Hit and Runs, was founded by the victim's sister, Dr. Yolanda Green-Samuel. Eugene Green was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Sept. 13, 2011.
He's now a member of a non-profit organization to raise awareness to the growing issue, while his own loved one's case remains unsolved.
"These are souls that continue to compound where there is no closure, so we must take that into account," Kevin L. Samuel said.
The nonprofit, Just An Accident Stop-Hit and Runs, was founded by the victim's sister, Dr. Yolanda Green-Samuel. Eugene Green was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Sept. 13, 2011.
FHP launching programs to solve hit-run cases
Kevin Samuel, 49, is still waiting for the hit-and-run death in 2014 of his cousin Eugene Green, then 48, to be solved.
Green stepped off a bus in Miami Gardens, grabbed his bicycle and was struck when he rode to the corner of Northwest 37th Avenue and 183rd Street.
The bus's video camera captured the fatal crash but the hit-and-run driver has not been captured.
Samuel's family formed the non-profit Just An Accident, STOP organization to address the problem.
"We're trying to drive home a message of awareness, education and provide some kind of advocacy for the victims," he said.
Green stepped off a bus in Miami Gardens, grabbed his bicycle and was struck when he rode to the corner of Northwest 37th Avenue and 183rd Street.
The bus's video camera captured the fatal crash but the hit-and-run driver has not been captured.
Samuel's family formed the non-profit Just An Accident, STOP organization to address the problem.
"We're trying to drive home a message of awareness, education and provide some kind of advocacy for the victims," he said.
Featured Press Release
Just an Accident STOP! Hit and Runs, a 501(C)3 (JAAS), is excited to be a grass roots community partnering with the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FHSMV) during February-Hit and Run Awareness Month.
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