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Have you been involved in a hit-and-run in Virginia?
In this article, you’ll learn about:
Let’s dig in.
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Hit-and-run accidents can lead to serious injuries or fatalities.
Victims of hit-and-run accidents are left on their own to deal with:
Not everyone leaves the scene of an accident intentionally.
Some people go into shock, get scared, or are not able to stay on the scene.
A hit and run is when a driver intentionally leaves the scene of an accident without:
In the state of Virginia, drivers are legally required to remain at the scene of the accident.
For hit and run statutes, you can leave the scene of an accident after you:
These are the Virginia hit-and-run laws under 46.2-894.
If you fail to follow these rules, you can get charged with hit and run in Virginia.
Some hit-and-run examples are:
This section will cover the following:
We’re going to cover all of the scenarios that you can face with a hit-and-run accident.
Here are the penalties for a hit and run resulting in:
With all of these, your driver’s license can get suspended for up to 1 year.
If you kill two people during a hit-and-run, you won’t serve two 15-year sentences.
The judge will likely lump them together and give you, say, 20 years instead.
They have the ability to impose different jail sentences on you.
The civil penalties for a hit-and-run depend on the severity of the car accident.
You’ll get sued for:
There are two scenarios for a hit-and-run settlement.
Let’s say someone sues you and wins $1,000,000, who pays that?
It can either be:
When an insurance company pays the settlement, they will issue:
Let’s say that insurance doesn’t cover it and the driver has to pay out of pocket.
They have the options to:
A payment plan would get set up for monthly payments.
If the person doesn’t pay each month, they could face more fines and jail time.
Here are the penalties for a hit and run of a parked car, resulting in:
The same rules apply here as normal.
It’s likely that you’ll just cause minor property damage to a parked, unattended vehicle.
A hit-and-run ticket in Virginia will get you:
These are separate from the court fines mentioned above.
You can get a ticket, fines, and jail time for hit and runs.
The fines for a hit and run are:
If you hit two people, you will owe fines for EACH person you hit.
You’ll have to pay $20,000 in fines if you kill two people.
The penalty for a hit and run with no injuries is:
In this section, you’ll learn about:
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Someone just hit you and left the scene of the accident.
Your next steps should be to:
Police will investigate the accident scene, looking for:
They use this information to try to figure out the make and model of the car.
Then, they will talk to the witnesses of the accident.
If possible, they will look at local surveillance footage.
Once they find the driver, they will issue an arrest warrant for them.
Your insurance company will need information like:
If you sustained personal injuries, you’ll need to give your insurance company medical records.
This will show them the following:
Your personal injury lawyer will also need this information.
The evidence that you need to convict a hit-and-run are that the accused person:
This evidence can include things like:
It’s the prosecutor’s responsibility to prove that the person committed hit and run in Virginia.
Let’s talk about your defenses against a hit and run and how to beat your criminal charges.
You need to work with your criminal defense lawyer to come up with a strong defense.
They will review your evidence and tailor a defense to your case.
Our attorneys can challenge evidence and surface weaknesses in the prosecutor’s case.
They can also reduce the severity of your criminal charges under Virginia law.
The steps you need to take to beat a hit-and-run charge are:
The defenses that we can use to protect you in a hit-and-run case are:
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We have the experience you need to defend yourself in a hit-and-run case.
These are the most common questions we get from our hit-and-run clients.
Yes, hit and runs are a crime that get you either a misdemeanor or felony charges.
If you injure or kill someone, you’ll get felony charges.
If you just cause minor property damage, you’ll get a misdemeanor.
A hit and run in Virginia is a felony if you injure or kill someone.
Yes, you can go to jail for a hit-and-run in Virginia.
You can go to jail for:
The charges for a hit and run on a parked car are normally:
It depends on the amount of evidence the police have.
If they have your license plate number, they can find you in a few hours.
If they don’t have any information, it could take a few weeks.
Police will generally continue a hit-and-run investigation until they find the culprit.
They will extend their investigations for months.
If you are facing a hit-and-run conviction in Virginia, fill out the form on this page.
Our criminal defense attorneys have the experience you need to defend your rights.
This way, you don’t:
You deserve a fair trial in the criminal justice system.
We can provide you with that.
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