Leaving a Crash can result in Felony charges

Leaving the scent of crash involving an injury or death has become so common that in Broward county there is a special division in the State Attorney’s office just for these cases. Florida law (Section 316.027) makes it a third degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison, to leave the scene of a crash where there is an injury. It becomes a second degree felony, punishable by up to fifteen years in prison, if the crash involves “serious bodily injury” defined as “a physical condition that creates a substantial risk of death, serious personal disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ.” If the crash results in a death and the driver leaves, it becomes a first degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of four years in prison. A driver involved in any of these scenarios will also receive a minimum driver license suspension of three years.

Contact Fort Lauderdale Criminal Lawyer Gary Cole at 954-462-4600 if you or someone you know has been arrested or involved in a traffic accident where an injury or death occurred.

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