Hit-and-run charges dismissed in D.C.

The government has dismissed charges against one of our clients in a hit-and-run case. 

Our client was accused of leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury without calling police or providing identifying information. 

We were able to produce evidence that our client had in fact called 3-1-1, which is the non-emergency number for police. 

We also had an eyewitness who told prosecutors that the so-called victims had not been left lying in the street as they told police.

To the contrary, the witness told prosecutors that the witnesses seemed to be faking injuries before fleeing the scene themselves.

According to D.C. Code § 50-2201.05c, anyone who has been involved in a traffic accident, no matter how minor, is required to remain on the scene and provide identifying information. 

In cases in which someone has been injured, the parties must also “call 911 or call or cause another to call for an ambulance or other emergency assistance if necessary.” 

The offense is also known as “leaving the scene of an accident” or, in D.C., “leaving after colliding.  

To speak with an attorney with extensive experience dealing with this type of case, please contact Jamison Koehler at 202-549-2374 or jkoehler@koehlerlaw.net.