Three deadly hit-and-run crashes in Nashville over the past week are renewing questions about whether Tennessee laws go far enough to stop drivers from fleeing crash scenes — and hold them accountable when they do.
For one Middle Tennessee mother, the debate is deeply personal. Nearly five years after her son was killed in a hit-and-run crash, Kim Webb is still pushing for tougher penalties and stronger deterrents.
Standing on her Centerville farm, surrounded by animals and memories of the life her son never got to live, Webb said she often thinks about the future her son, James “Jimmy” Bardsley Jr., should have had…