California Penalties For Hit & Run Accidents

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California Penalties For Hit Run Accidents
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• Car accidents and hit and run, especially serious
  ones can be catalysts for some basic human
  instincts If we feel as if weve made a mistake,
  one of our first human impulses can be to flee
  the scene. If one flees the scene of an car
  accident in Los Angeles, it immediately triggers
  serious ramifications under Californias hit and
  run laws.
• Under Vehicle Code Section 20000-20018, whenever
  a driver is involved in a car accident which
  results in injury to a person other than himself
  or herself, or death of another person, the
  driver shall immediately stop their vehicle at
  the scene, and provide the following information
  to the other drivers involved, and to the police
  who respond to the scene

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• Give his or her name, and current home address.
• Upon request, exhibit his or her drivers
  license.
• Provide the names and addresses of any occupants
  in the drivers vehicle injured in the accident.
• Provide the registration number of the vehicle he
  or she is driving.
• If anyone is injured in the accident, render
  reasonable assistance, including transportation,
  or making arrangements for transportation to a
  doctor or hospital.

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PENALTIES FOR FLEEING THE SCENE

• If a driver is in an accident resulting in
  injuries to another person, and the driver fails
  to stop and fulfill the above requirements, the
  driver will be imprisoned for up to one year, or
  by a fine ranging between 1,000 and 10,000, or
  both.
• If the accident resulted in serious, permanent
  injuries, or death, the driver faces between 90
  days in jail and four years in prison, or a fine
  ranging between 1,000 and 10,000, or both.

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• If you are facing hit and run charges, you are
  urged to contact a Car Accident Attorney Los
  Angeles from Okabe Haushalter as soon as
  possible. As the South Bays premier personal
  injury lawyer team, they have achieved notable
  distinctions including selection for inclusion in
  Californias Super Lawyers.

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Contact

• Okabe Haushalter
• Phone [phone]
• Local 310-543-7708
• https//www.southbaylawyer.com/Contact_Us.aspx
• 1230 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 300,Manhattan Beach,
  CA 90266

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