Orange County Hit and Run Defense Lawyers

THave you been charged for Orange County Hit and Run? We at MacGregor and Collins, LLP are OC Hit and Run Attorneys and we here to help you understand the laws regarding OC Hit and Run, the possible punishments for committing a OC Hit and Run, and your options for defense.

California drivers have several duties when they are involved in an accident that damages another person's property or that injures or kills another person. Failure to fulfill those duties constitutes Hit and Run. Your duties are as follows:

You have a duty to stop at the scene of the accident. CVC 20001 (a) If any property is damaged you must:

• Pull your car over to the closest location that does not jeopardize the safety of other motorists. CVC 20002 (a).
• Locate the owner or person in charge of the property and give them your name and address, and the car owner's name and current address
• If the property owner requests it, you must present him or her your Drivers License and the vehicle registration. Those documents should include your current address and the auto owner's if the car you were driving belongs to someone else.

If someone has been hurt or killed, you must provide to whomever was struck, the driver or occupants in the other vehicle, or any traffic or police officer on the scene:

• Your name and current address
• The names and addresses of any people in your vehicle who were also injured in the accident
• The vehicle's registration number
• The name and current address of the vehicle's owner
• You must also provide assistance to whomever has been hurt should they request assistance

In order to prosecute for Orange County Hit and Run, the state must prove:

1. The accused was involved in a vehicle accident while driving
2. The accident caused the death or permanent injury to someone else
3. The accused knew he or she had been involved in an accident that hurt another person, or should have inferred from the nature of the accident that it was probable someone else had been injured.
4. The accused willfully failed to stop at the scene, provide reasonable assistance to any injured person, give identifying information to other involved parties or peace officers at the scene.

Failure to stop at the scene of the accident has the potential punishment of:

• Imprisonment in county jail or state prison for up to one year. CVC 20001 (b)
• A fine of anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000. CVC 20001 (b)

If the accident results in the death or permanent, serious injury of another person, then failure to stop at the scene can result in punishment of:

• Imprisonment in state prison for two to four years or county jail for 90 days to one year, OR
• fine of $1,000 to $10,000

If the driver flees the scene of the crime after committing a hit and run or manslaughter (voluntarily, involuntarily, or vehicular), the driver faces:

• An additional five years in state prison

We understand your rights as a OC Hit and Run defendant and we are here to defend them. The MacGregor & Collins Orange County Hit and Run Lawyers have over 30 years of OC Hit and Run criminal defense experience. We will help you make sense of your charges and get you the shortest possible sentence for your crime. Call us today at (949) 250-6097