People v. Chusid

Under subdivision 5-a of section 70 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, an operator of a motor vehicle, who, knowing that damage has been caused to real or personal property, excluding animals, which has been due to his culpability or to accident, leaves the place where the damages occurred without stopping, exhibiting his license and giving his name, residence, including street and number, and license number to the party sustaining the damage, or to a police officer if present in the vicinity where the damages were done, or if none there then reporting to the nearest police station or judicial…