Nearly four months after Philadelphia mother Angela McDonald lost her 32-year old son, Mark McDonald, in a hit-and-run in Cobbs Creek, the McDonald is still hoping for an arrest in the case.
As efforts continue to find the person responsible, the family is looking to make a change in Philadelphia’s laws regarding vehicular accidents, write Shaira Arias and Brendan Brightman for NBC10 Philadelphia.
“It’s very hard being a grieving parent and reaching out to people for answers and help and nobody is answering,” McDonald said.
While the vehicle involved in the crash has since been recovered, no one has been charged as of now.
McDonald and her family are now pushing to have a law in place where car owners would be held accountable if their vehicle is involved in a serious hit-and-run and they don’t report it or the driver within 48 hours.
In addition, the family is calling for fatal hit-and-runs to have a mandatory five-year sentence with tougher penalties for repeat offenders.
Mark’s family simply wants a sense of closure.
State Rep. Amen Brown noted that he plans to sponsor the legislative proposal.
“I am big on accountability,” Brown said. “Families need closure, they need justice.”
Read more about the family seeking to justice for their loved one and others who have been lost at NBC10 Philadelphia.
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