N.J. Appellate Court Rules Statute Can Criminalize Leaving Accident Scene
Lawyers USA › September 11, 2007
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A state statute criminalizing the act of knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death is constitutional, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled.
The defendant was driving home when he swerved to avoid an object. He felt the object hit his front rear tire, but he didn't stop at the scene and never reported the incident to the police. Later that day, he noticed blood on the passenger side of his truck.See the full content of this document
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N.J. Appellate Court Rules Statute Can Criminalize Leaving Accident Scene
He claimed he thought he ran over a deer carcass and didn't realize he hit a person until he learned the ...
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