I Damaged Highway Fixtures or Property While Driving. What Should I Do? A.R.S. 28-665
Hit-and-run accidents aren’t only defined as those involving people or other vehicles. In Arizona, it is also a crime for a driver to flee the scene after causing damage to roadside fixtures.
According to A.R.S. 28-665, a vehicle driver that is involved in an accident that results only in damage to fixtures or other property legally on, or adjacent to, a highway must:
- Take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of the property of:
- The fact of the accident.
- The driver’s name and address.
- The registration number of the vehicle driven.
- Exhibit the driver’s driver license upon request.
If the vehicle that caused the accident is a fully autonomous vehicle operating without a human driver or a neighborhood occupantless electric vehicle, the requirements of this section are satisfied if the vehicle owner or a person on behalf of the vehicle owner takes reasonable steps to notify the owner or person in charge of the property of all of the following:
- The fact of the accident.
- The vehicle owner’s name and address.
- The vehicle’s registration number.
Violations of this statute are class 1 misdemeanors, which can result in incarceration of up to six months.
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