What Are Manassas Hit and Run Charges?
Manassas Hit and Run Charges Can Be Misdemeanors or Felonies
Manassas Hit and Run charges need to be taken seriously. Manassas Hit and Run charges are punished with jail (or prison), fines, DMV demerit points, and driver’s license suspension or revocation.
Manassas Hit and Run Charges: Failing to Report an Accident
Virginia law requires any driver involved in a car accident to give the other driver or property owner his name, address, driver’s license number, and vehicle registration number. If the accident involved unattended property, the driver must make a reasonable effort to locate the property owner. If he cannot be located, the driver must leave a note with this information, in addition to his contact information, the date, time, and location of the accident, and a description of the property damage. He must also report the accident to the police within 24 hours.
Manassas Hit and Run Charges Involving Property Damage
Manassas Hit and Run charges involving damage to unoccupied property are misdemeanors. If the accident resulted in less than $250 in property damage, the offense is a Class 4 misdemeanor. The offender can be fined up to $250 and the DMV will assess 3 demerit points to his Virginia driving record.
If the accident resulted in more than $250 in damage to unoccupied property, the offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor, punished with up to 12 months in jail, a fine up to $2,500, and 3 DMV demerit points. If the damage exceeded $500, the driver’s license can be suspended up to 6 months and the DMV will assess 4 demerit points to the offender’s driving record.
Manassas Hit and Run charges involving damage to occupied property can be misdemeanors or felonies. If the accident resulted in less than $1,000 in damage, the offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor, punished with up to 12 months in jail, a fine up to $2,500, and 4 DMV points. If the accident resulted in more than $500 in property damage, the driver’s license can be suspended for up to 6 months. If the property damage was more than $1,000, the offense is a Class 5 felony, punished with up to 10 years in prison, a fine up to $2,500, 6 DMV demerit points, and driver’s license revocation for one year.
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Manassas Hit and Run Charges Resulting in Injury or Death
If someone died as a result of a Manassas Hit and Run, the offender will be charged with a Class 5 felony. This offense is punished with up to 10 years in prison, a fine up to $2,500, 6 DMV demerit points, and driver’s license revocation for one year.
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Manassas Hit and Run Charges Involving Passengers
A passenger in a vehicle involved in an accident has a duty to report the accident within 24 hours if he knew the driver did not make the required report. Failing to make this report is also a crime.
If the accident resulted in less than $250 in damage to unoccupied property, the offense is a Class 4 misdemeanor. It is punished with a fine up to $250. If the accident resulted in more than $250 in damage to unoccupied property or any damage to occupied property, the offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor, punished with up to 12 months in jail and a fine up to $2,500. The offender’s driver’s license can be suspended for up to 6 months if the property damage exceeded $500. If the accident resulted in injury or death, the passenger will be charged with a Class 6 felony. This offense is punished with up to 5 years in prison, a fine up to $2,500, and driver’s license revocation for one year.
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