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Old 08-02-2022, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Debra Freeman View Post
Why is everyone questioning how the man walked out? Who cares. He had a right even if it was against doctors orders. The question is why would someone hit and kill a pedestrian. That’s what headlights are for. Poor guy!
First, we have no idea why he was in the hospital, so we can not say he had a "right". If he suffers from dementia and the hospital knew it, or if they had reason to believe he was a risk to wander out, they do have an obligation to ensure he is protected while in their care. So, his "right" is limited and we do not know the circumstances.

Second, I read the article and didn't see anything describing the accident (maybe I missed it) so, any comment about the driver and headlights is also assumption.

Sigh, the article was very limited, and that media has a long history of publishing anything they can that might make TV look bad. So, I will wait to draw a conclusion about anything until there are some facts made public.