Chapter 9.45
HIT AND RUN DRIVING

Sections:

9.45.010    Duty in case of damage to attended vehicle or other property—Penalty.

9.45.020    Duty on striking unattended vehicle or other property—Penalty.

9.45.010 Duty in case of damage to attended vehicle or other property—Penalty.

A.    The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person or damage to other property shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible and shall forthwith return to, and in any event shall remain at, the scene of such accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of subsection B of this section; every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.

B.    Unless otherwise provided in subsection D of this section, the driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person or damage to other property shall give his name, address, insurance company, insurance policy number and vehicle license number and shall exhibit his vehicle driver’s license to the driver or occupant of, or any person attending any such vehicle collided with.

C.    Any driver covered by the provisions of subsection A of this section failing to stop or to comply with any of the requirements of subsection B of this section under said circumstances shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction, be subject to the penalties contained in Section 6.04.050(B); provided, that this provision shall not apply to any person injured or incapacitated by such accident to the extent of being physically incapable of complying herewith.

D.    If none of the persons specified are in condition to receive information to which they otherwise would be entitled under subsection C of this section, and no police officer is present, the driver of any vehicle involved in such accident after fulfilling all other requirements of subsections A and C of this section insofar as possible on his part to be performed, shall forthwith report such accident to the nearest office of the duly authorized police authority and submit thereto the information specified in subsection C of this section. (Ord. 2000-9 § 1, 2000: Ord. 94-26 § 1, 1994: Ord. 2816 § 2, 1984: Ord. 2735 § 2 (part), 1983).

9.45.020 Duty on striking unattended vehicle or other property—Penalty.

A.    The operator of any vehicle which collided with any other vehicle which is unattended shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle of the name and the address of the operator and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle or shall leave in a conspicuous place in the vehicle struck a written notice, giving the name and address of the operator and of the owner of the vehicle striking such other vehicle.

B.    The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to property fixed or placed upon or adjacent to any public highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact and of the name and address of the operator and owner of the vehicle striking such property, or shall leave in a conspicuous place upon the property struck a written notice, giving the name and address of the operator or the owner of the vehicle so striking the property, and such person shall further make report of such accident as in the case of other accidents upon the public highways of this state. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the jail facility for the city of Yakima for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 2816 § 3, 1984).