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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by s1artibartfast on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @07:32PM (#33351046)
Not my experience. I knew a kid who went to prison for years after hitting a biker in black with no reflector at night.
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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by vkou on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @07:37PM (#33351090)
Was the biker the police chief's son-in-law, or some rot like that?

Most hit-and-runs don't even result in jail time[1]. But sure, I can believe that hitting and killing the wrong person sometimes results in the law coming down on you like a ton of bricks.

[1] https://abcnews.go.com/US/hit-run-drivers-kill-people-jail-t...

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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by s1artibartfast on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @08:07PM (#33351345)
I read the whole article twice but didn't see anything saying that "Most hit-and-runs don't even result in jail time“.

It basically says that statistics on conviction are unknown, and sometimes people don't see jail time.

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