Fontaine v. Commonwealth

COLEMAN, Judge.

The defendant, Jerry Fontaine, was indicted on one count of attempted malicious wounding and one count of leaving the scene of an accident in which a person was injured in violation of Code § 46.2-894. 1 The trial court, sitting without a jury, found the defendant guilty of two misdemeanors, assault and leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage in violation of Code § 46.2-894. 2

The defendant appeals only the conviction of leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage, commonly referred to as “hit and run property damage.” He contends that the…