Unfortunately, accident in Russia is a common occurrence. Since no one is safe from troubles on the road, it is advisable to be legally savvy, for example, to know what threatens an unscrupulous driver who has fled the scene of an accident. Quite often, people run away from the accident site, but for such tricks one fine does not stop there. According to the law, the violator is either deprived of his rights for a period of 12-18 months, or is detained for 15 days.
It is worth remembering that the driver’s escape from the scene is his absence at the moment when representatives of the law draw up a protocol. If a person sitting behind the wheel has gone, but by this time has arrived back, he cannot be considered a violator. What to do if the driver fled the scene of an accident? What threatens him in this case and is it possible to avoid punishment?
Why do drivers "run away"
Often the drivers are to blame for the accident. This can be explained by their inattention and insufficient concentration of attention on road. People who drive should be prepared for the fact that they will have to face dangerous situations, so you should always be on the lookout.
If the driver is hiding from the scene of an accident - it is always fraught with trouble and exacerbates his position. The person driving the vehicle must stop and provide maximum assistance to the injured person or persons: take him to the hospital or call the ambulance team, clear the way for cars to travel, write down the contact details of the witnesses.
Most often, the driver escapes from the scene of the accident due to the fact that he experiences a panic fear of punishment. But you must understand that an attempt to hide is not a way out of the situation. First of all, the driver should calm down and try to objectively and adequately assess the situation, although this is not always possible in this state.
A responsibility
But what if the driver is not guilty, but has disappeared from the scene of an accident? What to do in this case? It is important to remember that he is still a violator and will be administratively punished.
If the person who was driving has disappeared from the scene of an accident, he receives an administrative penalty. This variant of events implies that as a result of the incident there are no dead and people with severe bodily injuries. What could be the article? He disappeared from the scene of an accident, there are victims - the court may order punishment under Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
We are waiting for the traffic police
In a traffic accident, different situations may arise, one of which is the inability to stay at the scene of a traffic accident. Naturally, in this course of events, the culprit or the victim of the accident wants to get away from punishment. If as a result of an accident only road vehicles are damaged, and all parties have no complaints against each other, then the entire package of documentation on the fact can be issued at the post. In this case, the traffic police is involved, but the process of registration takes place at their post.
We solve the problem without involving the traffic police
There are times when you can not involve the traffic police and traffic police at all. All parties involved in a traffic accident contact their insurance companies on their own and fill out the relevant documents.
Exceptions
There are exceptions at the legislative level, according to which it can be proved that the driver did not hide from the scene of an accident. What threatens him if he absented for good reasons? These may be situations where a victim of an accident needs emergency medical care. The main thing is to fix the location of the corresponding car with a photograph so as not to confuse the investigation.
Avoiding administrative punishment in case of escape from the scene of an accident
How to be a driver if he disappeared from the scene of an accident? What threatens him in this case, how to prove his innocence? At the trial, the person sitting behind the wheel will need to prove that, in accordance with the rules of the road, he acted within the law. Another case, when the accident was insignificant, there are no injured and dead.
Search for a hiding participant in an accident
Suppose the driver fled the scene of an accident. What threatens him in this case? Administrative or criminal liability? It all depends on the situation and the extent of the incident. If a criminal article “shines” on him, then the operational department is engaged in this, and this violator is put on the wanted list. For an early search for the culprit of the accident, evidence is collected from cameras installed directly at the scene of an accident, if any. It is important to have a video recorder to record violations and the situation on the road. Experts take scrapings of paintwork from another car, collect its wreckage. All these operations will help to quickly find a person who has disappeared from the scene of an accident.
Insurance Company
In case the driver escapes, you have the opportunity to contact the Russian Auto Insurance Union. It should be remembered that the amount of compensation will not exceed 160,000 rubles.
Sequencing
So, if you become a member of an accident, then follow the steps in this sequence:
- Turn on the alarm and make sure that you and your passengers, if any, are unharmed.
- Put an emergency stop sign (according to traffic rules, 15 meters in the city, and 30 meters outside the city).
- If the citizen driving the car fled the scene of an accident, then urgently find witnesses, if any, and ask them to delay until the traffic police arrives.
- If you have a video recorder and a car is hidden on it that has disappeared from the scene of an accident, this will facilitate its search.
When no punishment is provided
There are a number of cases where the “escaped” driver will not be punished for leaving the scene:
- Moving a car in order to clear the road for the movement of other cars. Be sure to fix the position of the car before transporting it, objects that are related to an accident, traces of the braking distance. This can be done using video or photo.
- On the vehicle, the driver delivers the victim to the hospital. But after that, he is obliged to return to the scene of the accident.
If the moral damage does not exceed the amount of 200 euros, and there are no disagreements, you can draw up a protocol at the traffic police post or at the nearest branch.
Avoiding Responsibility
It is important to insure yourself if the driver fled the scene of an accident. What threatens him depends on the reasons why he did it. When this happened for good reason, it is necessary to collect a documentary base, for example, a certificate from the hospital where the victim was taken.
If the paper did not work, the court can refer to the fact that this violation is minor. But, of course, the final decision is made by representatives of the law.
It is worth thinking twice before giving a confession. After all, it will not be easy for a lawyer to refute them. Judges can use them against the offender.
Who is looking for a "fugitive"
In the event that there are no victims, and only administrative responsibility is provided, the search for the driver who has disappeared from the scene of an accident is carried out by investigators for the search of the traffic police.If there were victims and deaths, then operatives and investigators are connected.
