10news.com has reported that a teenage skateboarder was struck by a hit-and-run driver this past Saturday, causing the teen to be transported to a local hospital. The incident occurred at the intersection of Massachusetts and Lemon Grove Avenues in Lemon Grove.
According to a witness, the teen was walking across Massachusetts Avenue when he was struck by the driver of a small black car which had run a red light. The witness said the teen was carried about one hundred feet before falling off the car and into the street. He was then transported to the hospital due to his injuries.
The driver fled from the scene and no further description of the car was available.
Hit-And-Run Liability
California Vehicle Code Section 20001 states, in relevant part:
(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to any person, other than himself or herself, or in the death of any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident and shall fulfill the requirements of Sections 20003 and 20004.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(2) If the accident described in subdivision (a) results in death or permanent, serious injury, any person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three, or four years, or in a county jail for not less than 90 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine. However, the court, in the interests of justice and for reasons stated in the record, may reduce or eliminate the minimum imprisonment required by this paragraph.
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(c) A person who flees the scene of the crime after committing a violation of Section 191.5 of, paragraph (1) or (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of, or subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 192.5 of, the Penal Code, upon conviction of any of those sections, in addition and consecutive to the punishment prescribed, shall be punished by an additional term of imprisonment of five years in the state prison...