Saddest thing I've seen in a while*****

So this morning, I was driving back from my routine Dunkies trip, and comming down this hill I saw everyone swerving into the other lane like crazies. As I got closer, I found out why. Someone had hit a dog and kept going! I saw the owner run into the road after I drove away, and it is by far the saddest thing I have seen in a VERY long time. So I called enfield Police right away, and to my surprise, NO ONE HAD EVEN REPORTED IT! So I got home, and felt very bad about not stopping, so I put my jeep into reverse and off I went back up the hill. When I got there a Canaan cop was stopped, because he saw it passing through. I got out of my jeep and told Kilmer I had called Enfield and when Enfield got there he left. I looked at the dog and it was ripped to pieces, breaking my heart. I asked the woman if she wanted me to stay and she said yes. So I stayed. The officer went to talk to the "witness" who saw the guy who hit that poor little dog. The woman told me she felt responsible, and that he never went into the road like that. She said she was sorry because she had no idea who I was, but it made it easier that I was there. I told her that I was deeply sorry and that I would stay with her until it was over. So the cop came and rudely asked her for a "bag" to throw the dog in. (which made her cry even harder) So I helped her find a bag. I waited outside on her porch while she went inside, and there were her three daughters probably ages 5 to twelve, sitting their with their faces pressed against the screen door. The eldest of them came out, crying, and I told her I was sorry,a nd she said it was ok. she said "It's strange how these things happen, you know, just this morning I was petting him in the Living Room." That broke my heart. So I stayed while they picked the remains of the dog up and put them into two bags, and then the cop got another call, which meant I had to go because he was parked behind my jeep. I gave the woman a hug, apologized one last time, and left.
I held my emotions while there, but as soon as I left, tears were flowing, still are in fact. I called mike, told him what happened, and it made him sad that I was so sad about it. But it still is very surreal to me what had happened, and I feel so sorry for that family. =( I do feel very grateful that I was able to turn around and go back, even though the site was something I hope I never see again.