Lee v. District of Columbia

REID, Associate Judge, Retired:

This case involves a traffic incident during which appellant, Thelmiah Lee, rear-ended a vehicle (causing property damage and personal injury) and fled from the scene of the accident without providing his name and other identifying information. A jury convicted him of two charges under § 10(a) of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925 (“the Traffic Act”), D.C.Code § 50-2201.05(a)(l) (2009 Repl.): leaving after colliding — property damage (“LAC-PD”) and leaving after colliding — personal injury (“LAC-PI”). 1 He claims that (1) multiple punishments for the…