Rolling Hills Municipal Code Ch. 10.20 Accident Reports

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Prior history: Ord. 116.

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to any person, other than himself, or death of any person, shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident and shall fulfill the requirements of Sections 10.20.020 and 10.20.030.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996).

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death of any person shall also give his name, current residence address, the names and current residence address of any occupant of the driver's vehicle injured in the accident, the registration number of the vehicle he is driving, the name and current residence address of the owner, and upon request and if available exhibit his driver's license or, in the case of an injured occupant, any other available identification, to the person struck or the driver or occupants of any vehicle collided with and shall give such information and exhibit such identification to any traffic officer or Deputy Sheriff at the scene of the accident and shall render to any person injured in the accident reasonable assistance, including transporting or making arrangements for transporting any injured person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that treatment is necessary or if that transportation is requested by the injured person.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996).

In the event of death of any person resulting from accident, the driver of any vehicle involved after fulfilling the requirements of this chapter, and if there is no traffic officer or Deputy Sheriff at the scene of the accident to whom to give the information required by Section 10.20.020, shall, without delay, report the accident to the nearest office of the Department of the California Highway Patrol or the Sheriff's office and submit with the report the information required by Section 10.20.020.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996).

A. The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to any property, including vehicles, shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident and do either of the following:

1. Locate and notify the owner or person in charge of that property of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle involved and, upon locating the driver of any other vehicle involved or the owner or person in charge of any damaged property, upon being requested, present his or her driver's license, and vehicle registration, to the other driver, property owner, or person in charge of that property. The information presented shall include the current residence address of the driver and of the registered owner. If the registered owner of an involved vehicle is present at the scene, he or she shall also, upon request, present his or her driver's license information, if available, or other valid identification to the other involved parties;

2. Leave in a conspicuous place on the vehicle or other property damaged a written notice giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle involved and a statement of the circumstances thereof and shall without unnecessary delay notify the Sheriff's Department.

B. Any person who parks a vehicle which, prior to the vehicle again being driven, becomes a runaway vehicle and is involved in an accident resulting in damage to any property, attended or unattended, shall comply with the requirements of this section relating to notification and reporting and shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalties of this section for failure to comply with the requirements.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996).

If the driver does not have his driver's license in his possession, he shall exhibit other valid evidences of identification to the occupants of a vehicle with which he collided.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996).

The operator of a vehicle or the person in charge of any animal involved in any accident resulting in damage to any property publicly owned, or owned by a public utility, including but not limited to any fire hydrant or utility pole, to any tree, traffic control device or other property of a like nature located in or along any road, shall within twenty-four hours after such accident, make a written report of such accident to the City Manager.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996).

Every report required by Section 10.20.070 shall state the time when and the place where the accident took place; and the name and address of the person owning and the person operating or in charge of such vehicle or animal; and the license number, if any, of every such vehicle; and shall briefly describe the property damage in such accident.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996).