Can you sue someone for leaving the scene of an accident?

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asked Dec 15, 2020 in Law/Ethics by raisear90943 (520 points)
Can you sue someone for leaving the scene of an accident?

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answered Dec 15, 2020 by Gazpacho (7,030 points)
You can sue someone for leaving the scene of an accident if they caused property damage or personal injury, death etc.

Failure to report an accident in most places is a misdemeanor.

The law requires you report any accident you're involved in that results in fatalities, property damage, person injury, injury to buildings, injury to automobiles etc.

Failure to report an accident can result in a misdemeanor or even felony charge and also suspension of your drivers license.

The consequences of leaving the scene of an accident include fines, jail time, loss of drivers license and sometimes even prison time.

The actual consequences of leaving the scene of an accident depends on the local laws and where it happened and what happened.

If you killed someone by driving recklessly and left the scene of the fatal car wreck then you could face prison time and even life in prison.

In some places leaving the scene of an accident is a felony and other times the leaving the scene of an accident is a misdemeanor depending on what happened.

If you damaged property or ran into a vehicle and nobody was around and you didn't report the accident then it's likely you get off with a fine and possibly 6 months of no drivers license.

Sometimes the leaving the scene of the accident may result in loss of drivers license for a year.

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