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Explain The Following Steps While Driving

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Have you ever been riding in a car involved in an accident? Accidents can range from a small dent in the back of someone’s car to severe damage to the vehicle and even fatalities. It is important that no matter how small the accident may seem to stay at the scene and follow certain steps to make sure that everything is taken care of properly. Especially if you are the person at fault. Failure to do so could classify the accident as a hit and run and you would have just committed a third degree felony. The punishment for a hit and run could be a revoked or suspended license for a year and on top of that a one year jail sentence or a fine or both. In order to avoid that a responsible driver must apply the following steps while driving: First off the driver needs to make sure they stop at the scene of the …show more content…

The fourth step requires that the drivers contact the police, Highway Patrol, or sheriff as soon as possible if the crash results in death, severe injuries, or over one thousand five hundred dollars in property damage. This step must be applied in those conditions even if there wasn’t another driver involved. The final step is a very important step that determines whether or not the incident is classified as a hit and run or not. All people involved in the crash must make sure to exchange information including names and addresses, vehicle registration number, and insurance information. If someone involved is unavailable or cannot be found leave the information on a note with the vehicle registration of the car that caused the crash. The only exception to the rule is if the driver gives all the necessary information to the police. They then are exempt from providing information to other people

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