(6)5.3 Criminal Hit & Run: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 03:44, 15 December 2025

The provisions of this statue shall not be applied to offenses specified in Title 7 unless otherwise provided by statute.

A person is guilty of Criminal Hit and Run under this subsection if he or she:

(a) is involved in a motor vehicle collision causing an injury to any person;

(b) as a driver, as defined under Title 7; and

(c) willfully fails to remain at the scene of the collision until the crash has been cleared.

(d) "cleared" for the purposes of this subsection means:

(i) all injured parties have been contacted and medically evaluated by first responders; and

(ii) the scene no longer requires the driver’s presence for emergency medical response or immediate public safety purposes; and

(iii) the driver has provided identifying information as required by Title 7 or as directed by a law enforcement officer or first responder.

Criminal Hit and Run is a Class D- Felony.

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 == (6)5.3.1 Criminal Hit & Run ==
-A person is guilty of <b>Criminal Hit and Run</b> under this subsection if he or she:
+A [[(6)1_Definitions#(6)1.1_Person|person]] is guilty of <b>Criminal Hit and Run</b> under this subsection if he or she:
-(a) is involved in a motor vehicle collision involving an injury;
+(a) is involved in a [[(7)1.1_Definitions#(7)1.1.1_Motor_Vehicle|motor vehicle]] collision causing an injury to any [[(6)1_Definitions#(6)1.1_Person|person]];
-(b) as a driver, as defined under [[Title 7]]; and
+(b) as a [[(7)1.1_Definitions#(7)1.1.3_Driver|driver]], as defined under [[Title 7]]; and
-(c) fails to remain at the scene of the collision until the crash has been cleared.
+(c) [[(6)1_Definitions#(6)1.2_Willfully|willfully]] fails to remain at the scene of the collision until the crash has been cleared.
 (d) "cleared" for the purposes of this subsection means: