Lutz F U, Voigt C
Z Rechtsmed. 1986;97(1):69-74. doi: 10.1007/BF00200961.
Hit- and run traffic accidents frequently occur because an intention to hide drunkenness. Later, the accused claims that he or she had amnesia due to concussion at the time of accident and what followed. In most cases, the question arises as to whether it is the truth or just a story to protect the defendant from punishment. To study this question, 70 patients (39 male, 31 female) were interrogated. They were asked about the duration of their amnesia and their ability to recall their own actions, or what they had been told. In 80% of the persons examined there was only a short period of amnesia (less than 30 min). Of 12 cases with a longer period of amnesia, 7 were also intoxicated from alcohol (one case had a concentration of 3.1%). In only one person suffering from concussion could it definitely be proved that the actions taking place long after the accident, were usually not comparable with evidence given in court.
肇事逃逸交通事故频繁发生，原因在于企图隐瞒醉酒情况。事后，被告声称自己在事故发生时及之后因脑震荡而失忆。在大多数情况下，问题在于这是事实还是仅仅是为保护被告免受惩罚而编造的故事。为研究这个问题，对70名患者（39名男性，31名女性）进行了询问。询问了他们失忆的时长以及回忆自己行为或他人告知内容的能力。在80%接受检查的人中，仅有短时间失忆（少于30分钟）。在12例失忆时间较长的病例中，7例同时也有酒精中毒（1例酒精浓度为3.1%）。只有1例脑震荡患者能够确切证明事故发生很久之后的行为通常与法庭上提供的证据不符。
