SR-94 Head-On Crash Driver Flees Scene ~
The California Highway Patrol is looking for the driver of a Dodge Ram pick-up truck that fled the scene of an accident early Monday morning at approximately 1:30 a.m.
The crash occurred in the Webster area of San Diego. The CHP reports that the driver was driving on Euclid Avenue, and for an unknown reason, drove down an embankment and into the eastbound lanes of Highway 94 facing the wrong direction.
The Dodge Ram smashed head-on into a Chrysler Sebring Convertible. The driver of the Sebring was transported to a local hospital with complaints of back pain.
A description of the truck driver has not yet been released. If anyone has information pertaining to this crash, they are urged to contact the CHP.
Legal Ramifications For Leaving The Scene Of An Accident
California imposes serious punishment to offenders who leave the scene of an accident. California Vehicle Code Section 20001 states:
"(a) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to a person, other than himself or herself, or in the death of a person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident and shall fulfill the requirements of Sections 20003 and 20004.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine .
(2) If the accident described in subdivision (a) results in death or permanent, serious injury, a person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three, or four years, or in a county jail for not less than 90 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine. However, the court, in the interests of justice and for reasons stated in the record, may reduce or eliminate the minimum imprisonment required by this paragraph.
(c) A person who flees the scene of the crime after committing a violation of Section 191.5 of, or paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of the Penal Code, upon conviction of any of those sections, in addition and consecutive to the punishment prescribed, shall be punished by an additional term of imprisonment of five years in the state prison. This additional term shall not be imposed unless the allegation is charged in the accusatory pleading and admitted by the defendant or found to be true by the trier of fact. The court shall not strike a finding that brings a person within the provisions of this subdivision or an allegation made pursuant to this subdivision."
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