What is a defendant's duty to identify himself to the driver of the other car after the accident scene has been cleared?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Flores, 51 Cal.App.4th 1199, 59 Cal.Rptr.2d 637 (Cal. App. 1996):
In People v. Scofield, supra, 203 Cal. 703, 265 P. 914, the court held that the defendant was excused from identifying himself to the driver of the other car because of the driver's unconscious condition. There the driver remained unconscious from the time of the accident until his death. The court did not discuss the defendant's duty to identify himself to the driver had the driver regained consciousness after the accident scene cleared.
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