Driver Hits 10-Year-Old Boy in Biberach and Flees Scene with Obscene Gesture

Police report that the driver struck the child as he exited a bus, causing minor injuries, and then drove off while making a rude hand gesture at the boy and witnesses.

• The incident occurred near a hallenbad in Biberach, where a 10-year-old boy was hit by a car after stepping onto the road from a bus.
• The boy sustained minor injuries from the collision and fell to the ground as a result.
• Instead of stopping to assist, the driver reportedly turned around and made an obscene hand gesture at the boy and other nearby students before fleeing the scene.
• The boy's parents filed a police report, but data indicates that hit-and-run cases involving personal injury in Baden-Württemberg have a resolution rate of just over 50%.
• The event has reignited discussions about traffic laws, following a controversial 2023 proposal to decriminalize certain hit-and-run cases without personal injury, which faced significant public opposition.

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