DUI Hit And Run Charges - DUI Enhancements

There was a story in the Chicago Tribune about a young man named Matthew Lucchini, who at only 26 years of age was charged with misdemeanor DUI, misdemeanor leaving the scene among other things, and it caused me to post this blog about the charge of Hit & Run in California.

California Vehicle Code Section 20002 makes it a misdemeanor to fail to stop at the scene of an accident with property damage only and requires, like California Vehicle Code Section 16025, that the driver supply his or her name and address and that of the owner of the vehicle if different from that of the driver involved in the accident. 

In addition, CVC § 20002 requires that: “[u]pon locating the driver of any other vehicle involved, if requested,” presentation of:

1. Driver’s license.
2. Vehicle registration.
3. Vehicle owner’s driver’s license or other identification, if present.

A failure to comply with the above-referenced requirement will expose the driver to a Hit and Run Charge or, if done in connection with a DUI Charge, a DUI Hit and Run Enhancement.