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Requires a person operating a motor vehicle which has come into physical contact with another object to stop such motor vehicle
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Daniel Burling
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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring a person operating a motor vehicle which has come into physical contact with another object to stop such motor vehicle and make sure that the object was not a person
Purpose
To close a loophole in the vehicle and traffic law which does not require drivers to stop and examine the scene of an accident when they are unsure of what they have hit with their vehicles.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Amends the traffic law to require a driver who. whether by accident or otherwise. hits an object with his or her car to stop and examine the scene to make sure it was not another person who was hit.
Section 2. Effective date.
Existing law
Subdivision 2 of section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law currently does not require a driver to stop due to a motor vehicle incident unless they know or have cause to know that personal injury has been caused to another person. Should they believe it was an animal or a non-living object they are not required by law to stop and examine the scene and report the incident.
Justification
At 6:40am on Saturday, October 20, 2007, 20-year-old SUNY Geneseo coed Kaitlin Charity was killed in a fatal hit-and-run accident on 1-390 near Exit 6 in the Town of Groveland. She was hit by three separate vehicles, who assuming to have hit a deer failed to stop and examine the scene, preventing her receiving prompt medical attention which may have saved her life. Of the three drivers, only one later called police to report the accident. The loophole in the vehicle and traffic law that this bill seeks to close will help to prevent such tragedies in the future by holding drivers accountable for knowing what it is they have hit with their vehicles.
Legislative history
2008: S.7035/A.10176, passed Senate,
Fiscal implications
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Local fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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