If you got charged with a crime, verify the documents for the code section you are accused of violating. Beneath California VC 20001 , the prosecutor need to prove that an individual was involved in an auto accident, that he or she was aware they had been in an accident, that they knew that an individual other than themselves was injured or killed or would most likely be injured or killed and that they intentionally did not complete 1 of the specifications the set forth in the statute.

For instance, the accident could have resulted in both damage to the other driver’s car and an injury to the other driver…but the prosecutor might be concerned that s/he may well not be in a position to prove that you knew or need to have known about the injury if it was fairly minor…and so might charge misdemeanor hit and run as … Read the rest >>>