State v. Gaulden

Because I believe that the trial court correctly dismissed the charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death, I respectfully dissent.

Interestingly, the majority fails to mention that, prior to 1999, section B16.027(1)(b), Florida Statutes, spoke in terms of any vehicle involved in an “accident.” In 1999, the Legislature amended section 316.027(l)(b), along with other similar statutes, by substituting the word “crash” for the word “accident.” Ch. 99-248, § 82, Laws of Fla. Although the situation in this case might constitute an accident or an “unexpected and undesirable event”…