“A man who tweeted that he had knocked over a cyclist but could not stop because he was “late for work” has been sacked from his job at a stockbrokers.

Cardiff University graduate Rayhan Qadar later told the BBC the message was a “dumb mistake” and he “did not hit anyone”.

But his employer Hargreaves Lansdown said the tweet was “unacceptable” and confirmed his dismissal.

Avon and Somerset Police earlier appealed for any victim to call them.”

It still surprises me that people don’t think before they send a tweet or post a message or photo on Facebook. Even emails can suffer the same fate.

And being hit by a car is no laughing matter as I can state for fact based on my own experience. In my case, a car hit me whilst I was on a roundabout and did attempt to drive off. Fortunately and rather luckily, two cars behind the car that hit me was a police car that sped off and stopped the driver. I suffered no broken bones, just somewhat bruised. However, I did write off the car that hit me.

Source – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-30700872