Drunk Driving
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident
If you have an accident, it is always best to leave the vehicle at
the scene and call the police. The law requires a person, when involved
in an accident where there is bodily injury or property damage, to
exchange name and insurance information with the other driver.
Failure to do this, may result in you being charged with hit and run/leaving
the scene of an accident. Due to the state's interest in seeing that
people who are injured or have suffered property damage in an automobile
accident are treated fairly, the state takes a very dim view of people
leaving the scene of an accident, also called hit and run.
A ticket for hit and run/leaving the scene of an accident results
in a twelve point penalty from your driver's license in Missouri,
which consequently will cause a years revocation of your license.
While there probably is no good excuse for leaving the scene of an
accident, many good people get scared and exercise poor judgment.
In almost all cases, an attorney can lessen the impact of the state's
wrath by either intervening before the charges are ever brought or
by plea negotiation. In most instances, where the exercise of bad
judgement can cost you the loss of your driver's license for a year
and probable jail time, these severe penalties can be greatly softened. |
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