No jail for Vernon driver involved in fatal hit and run
It was dark and raining on the November morning last year when Blake Eric Martin left his Vernon home at roughly 4:30 a.m. to drive to work.He'd only been driving a couple of blocks before the 32-year-old hit something in his Kia SUV.He wasn't sure if it was a shopping cart or a person, but instead of stopping to check all was OK he panicked and continued driving before quickly pulling into the Petro-Canada gas station on 25 Avenue.But it wasn't a shopping cart, it was Michael Samoleski, a Vernon man in his mid-50s who was using a walker.One passerby described hearing a loud bang.On Sept. 18, at the Vernon courthouse, Martin pleaded guilty to failing to stop at the scene of an accident."The duty to stop... despite the anxiety that would affect anyone in such an accident is a simple duty as a human being," Crown prosecutor Anglea Ross told the court.After Martin pulled into the gas station he waited a few moments, saw that other vehicles had stopped, and then drove home via a different route. Once home he began…
21 Sep 02:00 · iNFOnews.ca