To be blunt, you probably can’t. As the victim of a possible crime, you may ask to press charges. But whether to charge the hit-and-run driver and seek a jail sentence belongs to law enforcement and prosecutors. What you can do, however, is hire a skilled car accident injury lawyer to help you hold the hit-and-run driver financially accountable for your injuries and losses. Forcing a hit-and-run driver to pay for the harm he caused may not feel as satisfying to you as seeing him go to jail, but it does hold the potential to give you much-needed financial support to pay for medical care and to rebuild after the trauma of the accident. A skilled lawyer can also help you interact with law enforcement and prosecutors in your area if they want to take your statement or consider your wishes in making their decisions about filing charges and requesting punishments.