It always amazes me that here on a forum titled "The High Road" that folks, even administrators, condone, thus suggest breaking the law. Suggest "staying quiet" to avoid punishment for breaking the law.
I really don't think Art was suggesting this but stating that legal action in this case will make it more likely that people will do it in the future.
Most states have laws giving Pedestrians the right of way from motorized vehicles....always. So hitting one with your car automatically means you have violated/broken the law. Just as killing over your daily bag limit. Calling 911 means you will not be charged with Hit and Run, just as not leaving meat to rot will not get you a Wanton Waste citation. You will not just be "okay". Odds are you will be summoned, just like the hunter in the article, and have your day in traffic court. Probably another day in civil court. So much easier and cheaper just to drive away, eh?
You apparently ignored the part of my post where I clearly stated "assuming no other laws were broken". Pretty much everyone with a drivers license knows that pedestrians have the right of way but that doesn't mean they have the right to step out into oncoming traffic. Many pedestrian injuries occur when the pedestrian is at fault and the driver is not charged.
I really dislike it when people take The High Road, quote a portion of what someone writes and ignore the parts that don't fit their agenda, and then try to imply that others are less ethical than they should be. I have people prosecuted nearly every year for breaking game laws on my property so I understand people often have wanton disregard for game laws. I also do not prosecute people that I feel were truly trying to do the right thing but wound up on my property through honest mistake. That happens every couple of years.