draft The Week of March 22nd Hit and Run Awareness ,Responsibility and reflection Week (HARARW) Whereas nearly 1000 pedestrians and struck and left to die and another almost 18,000 hit and run are maimed nationally Whereas the growth of hit and run crimes are growing faster than our population Whereas passengers are currently not required by law to assist the hit in run victim by even a anonymous call to 911 Whereas on March 22nd, 2007 Steven Bacon a citizen of Bradford County died from hit and run injuries Whereas many citizens of Bradford County had credible knowledge of this hit and run and chose to do nothing until almost 12 hour later Whereas the number of hit and run crimes continue to increase despite harsher and harsher penalties Where as the Bradford County Commissioners routinely proclaims various weeks the center of reflection of many important issues Be it resolved that The week of March 22 will be declared Hit and Run awareness, responsibility and reflection month so that citizens and elected leaders can be reminded look for better ways to strengthen our hit and run laws to give the victim a better chance of survival. This is a growing problem whose victims include not only the persons killed or maimed but those loved ones and friends who continue to suffer long after those responsible, if caught leave our jails. And further be it resolved that the Bradford County Commissioner feel a deep sense of loss for every Bradford county resident whose life was tragically ended or shatter by such incidents and scorn for those who would knowingly leave a fellow human to die and or suffer alone on the side of our roadways.