Mysterious (and Perhaps Fatal?) North Carolina Car Accident Spurs Wild Web Conspiracy Theories
Did a somewhat standard hit and run North Carolina car accident spur a murder?
Some commentators in the blogosphere believe so.
According to Cramerton police, the body of Joseph Lee Hoffman, a 47-year-old man, was found underneath the I-85 Bridge in McAdenville on the banks of the Catawba River last Saturday evening. WCNC.com reports that Hoffman’s vehicle had been involved in a hit and run accident on I-85 not far from where his remains were found. According to WCNC: “reportedly, Hoffman was last seen running away from the car accident.”
Cramerton Police Chief released a statement to the press suggesting that the cause of Mr. Hoffman’s death remains unknown. But some pundits and internet speculators have suggested that the man might have been murdered by an enraged victim of the hit and run crash.
As with most serious North Carolina motor vehicle accidents, the details – precisely what happened, who caused it, and how the disaster played out in real time – are surprisingly hard to parse. Even the police who investigated the accident do not have enough information to arrive at a definitive conclusion. Yet commentators and armchair speculators are already weighing in with theories. And this illustrates a potential trap. Human beings love good stories. When we read a news items like this, our brains immediately start speculating and imagining the emotionally charged circumstances of the hit and run and its follow-up.
Speculation definitely has its place in any investigation. But if you have been the victim in an auto crash, you want to deal in facts and realities as opposed to flights of fancy.
An experienced and compassionate North Carolina car accident law firm can help ground your thinking, focus you, and protect you against making statements or taking other actions that could accidentally compromise the integrity and solidity of your injury case.
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Hoffman was last seen running away from the car accident
