Doctor Arrested For Hit And Run Death

A doctor from Getzville, New York has been arrested for the hit-and-run death of 18-year-old skateboarder Alexandria M. Rice, according to a story on WGRZ.com. Alexandria was skateboarding home from work at 11:20 PM, according to Buffalo News, when she was hit and thrown 60 feet down the road.

Police arrested and charged Dr. James G. Corasanti, 55, Getzville, with DWI and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. . . Authorities say Rice, was riding her skateboard near 573 Heim Rd. when she was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. . . A police investigation located Dr. Corasanti at a gas station on Millersport Highway. Police say a 2010 BMW was later located in the Dr. Corasanti’s garage.

Sure, doctors are people, too. But to think that someone who has taken the Hippocratic Oath could drive away after running down a girl on a skateboard blows our minds. If Corasanti is guilty (he is currently out of jail on a $100,000 bond) this should be a career ender for the gastroenterologist and clinical associate professor of medicine at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Our thoughts are with Alexandria’s family and friends.

[Link: WGRZ.com and Buffalo News]