Originally Posted by
Phil_gretz
It's not what you're missing, but what you are adding. The police are trained to gather facts. There is no evidence given in this scenario that the car "was used" in any way. Any supposition you may have about what the driver would have done, or may have intended to do, is simply that...supposition. Trained police would not likely be interested in this, unless the driver were a person of interest in prior crimes.
You wouldn't say this if it were a handgun instead of a motor vehicle. (Then again, if you're in the USA, maybe you would.) Until crimes in cars are treated with seriousness, people will die.
I suspect you also wouldn't have the same attitude if it was your kid on the bicycle. 100% "supposition" on my part.
After this (hopefully) gets reported, the next time - and there will be a next time - this person will now have a history, and maybe they'd think twice before doing it again.