"Do the right thing" - Police urge hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist to own up

I was hit by a driver in Walsall two weeks ago when he attempted to pass me FAR too closely.  He didnt stop, but fortunately I was uninjured.  I submitted video evidence and a full statement to West Midlands Police that very evening.

I've heard *nothing* from them since - despite the widely publicised "Operation Close Pass" making us think that something is being done to address the issue.

I rang the Traffic Porcess Office's enquiry line ealrier today.  The automated message tells me how to obtain all sorts of versions of the road traffic collission report (and varying degrees of expense to the party requesting), but otherwise informs me that I should not expect to receive any update for twelve weeks.   Depite the fact that any Notice of Intended Prosecution has to be sent out within 14 days.

The Police might as well appeal to the driver's "better nature" in this case, because based on what I've seen at work this week (not limited to the above) there is sod all evidence of any actual policing going on out there.  Even when the video evidence is handed to them on a plate (or on a memory stick as the case might be).

As much as it is unlikely that the driver will have a sudden attack of the guilts and hand themselves in, there is a much higher chance of a member of the public reporting a car which has suspicious damage that appeared overnight, or any reputable garage who gets asked to do some bodywork repairs might dump the driver in it.  But you never can tell....

That's a £600 fine that's not going to happen...

So basically what we have here is a public announcement that they have no idea who the driver was, and have resorted to asking very nicely for the perpetrator to come forward. 

I fear justice will not be served here. 

RIP to the victim. 

Let's hope the driver is caught and receives a suitable sentence - RIP to the victim