It doesn't change what happened.  Two people making mistakes was the perfect storm.  In some cases when the person leaves the scene , a person dies because they didn't get help in time.  At least that wasn't the situation in that case.  Help got there just as fast. That in no way makes it right . Often people panic in crisis . Again , it doesn't make it right.   It was a human tragedy for two families.  What troubled me was the lynch mob who refused to accept the facts in the case. They still do to this day , which is why this case is brought up every time a similar accident occurs.   Families can't heal if they are reminded forever of what happened.