In re Ceniceros

OPINION

Sommer, C.J.

This claim for compensation under the Crime Victims Compensation Act (740 ILCS 45/1, et seq.), hereinafter referred to as the “Act,” comes before the Court on a timely petition for a hearing and review of an order of this Court dated June 22, 1994, denying this claim. Oral argument before the entire Court was held on March 29,1995.

In the crime victim compensation application, the Claimant states that he was “struck by auto which didn’t stop.” The conduct described is often referred to as a “hit- and-run” or “leaving the scene of an accident,” but in reality is a violation…