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Texas Requirements After A Car Accident
Accident Involving Personal Injury Or Death
After a car accident involving personal injury or death, Section 550.021 of the Texas Transportation Code states that:
a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident that results or is reasonably likely to result in injury to or death of a person shall:
- Â immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close to the scene as possible;
- immediately return to the scene of the accident if the vehicle is not stopped at the scene of the accident;
- immediately determine whether a person is involved in the accident, and if a person is involved in the accident, whether that person requires aid; and
- remain at the scene of the accident until the operator complies with the requirements of Section 550.023 of the Texas Transportation Code.
b) An operator of a vehicle required to stop the vehicle shall do so without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
Failure to comply with the requirements can be punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both.
Accident Involving Damage To A Vehicle
After a car accident involving damage to a vehicle, Section 550.022 of the Texas Transportation Code states that:
a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle that is driven or attended by a person shall:
- immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close as possible to the scene of the accident without obstructing traffic more than is necessary;
- immediately return to the scene of the accident if the vehicle is not stopped at the scene of the accident; and
- remain at the scene of the accident until the operator complies with the requirements of Section 550.023 of the Texas Transportation Code.
b) If the accident occurs on or near a freeway in a metropolitan area, and each vehicle involved can be normally and safely driven, each operator shall move the operator’s vehicle as soon as possible to a designated accident investigation site, to complete the requirements of Section 550.023 and minimize interference with freeway traffic.
Failure to comply with the requirements can be punishable by a misdemeanor.
Contact Stolmeier Law After A Car Accident
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