State v. Eastman

*187TANZER, J.

The issue presented by these two consolidated cases is whether a defendant convicted of leaving the scene of an accident without performing statutory duties may be sentenced to pay restitution for damages resulting from the accident. We granted the state’s petition for review in this case, along with petitions in State v. Dillon, 292 Or 172, 637 P2d 602 (1981) and State v. Tuma, 292 Or 194, 637 P2d 614 (1981), in order to clarify the circumstances in which a sentence of restitution is authorized.

Defendant Eastman’s car collided with a motorcycle at an intersection. Two people riding…