I'm sure you can save yourself from being arrested...it would take thinking, but I would definitely help him, helping people is great!

What I would do if I were in that situation may be different than what I think I'd do in the situation if given, due to other, not necessarily selfish considerations, such as the concern for (if I had them) my own children if I went to prison. For that reason, I suggest one more assumption to idealize the moral problem: People don't depend on you.

With that above said, I can certainly say that at this point in time, given how things are now, I'd try to save the dying kid and then turn myself over.

Some people will shout pragmatical arguments justifying their decision to run away, but they are miserable people no matter what (again, we make our assumption that people don't depend on them). Also, If you turn yourself in because that would make you feel better, then you're not doing it for the right reason. You should turn yourself in because you just killed a child and almost (hopefully almost) killed another due to rashness on your side and your side alone.

Furthermore, note that I would consider the person who turns himself/herself in more free than the one who wouldn't, since their selfishness and desire for happiness is not enslaving them into making a different moral decision that they otherwise decided they would make as free thoughtful beings.

So yeah...I guess you can probably note I'm very Kantian.

I'd save the kid, no point in making two mistakes in one night.

Kill the other kid.

Cause as much mayhem as I can while the police aren't present.

Enjoy death row. >:)

In that case, I'll get the kid to the hospital, immediately flee, liquidate as many asstes as possible in a few hours and retire to a country without an extradition treaty with the country I just left. All that can be accomplished within a few hours--most likely before the police can accurately identify me from the camera footage and eye witness descriptions. I make no excuses for my actions. Rotting in prison will not change the situation so I'm not going to do it. It may give the kids' families some peace of mind, but I'm not that nice or conscientious.

You didn't specify anything about evidence on the car. For now, I'm going to say that means there is none, except maybe some blood on the tires.

I would gather the boy up and drive him to the hospital, then say that I found the two of them in the middle of the road - someone ELSE had hit them - and that the blood on my tires was from when I drove through.


In the case there IS other evidence, the police wouldn't be investigating my car for another couple hours in any given situation, except MAYBE the case of the boy being somebody important's child. That's more than enough time to eliminate any blood, skin, or hair that may happen to be on the car.

Simply put, just because you take the kid to the hospital doesn't mean you'd automatically be suspected of being the one that hit them. Realistically, you wouldn't be suspected for a while.

In my opinion, the highlighted assumption is wrong, unless the detectives are really stupid. I know I would think of you as my first biggest suspect if only because by this point, you and the kid are the only two known people concerned in the story. AT LEAST, it warrants that your car is checked as soon as possible for any suspicious marks exactly because you may erase them to hide culpability.

I don't think detectives would be so unintelligent to let that pass up...but I admit it's one of the best tries you could do.

It takes time for them to start investigating, though. First the police have to be contacted, then they come in and a report is taken. At this point in time, they'll want to investigate you, but that's easily going to be a half-hour to an hour later. That's more than enough time to get the car taken care of. After all, YOU don't have to be the one cleaning it off. Contact a good friend. Have them come clean it for you while you wait.

Save the kid, take responsibility for my actions, and be forever in debt to the family whose kid I killed.