People v. Flores
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
A driver is involved in an accident causing injury to another. She stops but leaves the accident scene without providing identification as required by Vehicle Code 1 sections 20001 and 20003. When she is arrested several days later, she claims she was unconscious until after the accident scene cleared.
We hold that a driver who is unconscious at the scene of an injury accident may violate sections 20001 and 20003 if she fails to provide identifying information as soon as reasonably possible after regaining consciousness.
We also hold that section 40000.13 does not preclude a…
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