What is the test for making a restitution order for a hit-and-run driver?

The People argue the restitution order here was proper under People v. Rubics, supra, 136 Cal.App.4th 452. There, the defendant pleaded guilty to violating Vehicle Code section 20001, subdivisions (a) and (b)(2), and was sentenced to prison. (Rubics, supra, at p. 454.) He was ordered to pay direct restitution to the deceased victim's family. On appeal, he contended that leaving the scene of the accident did not cause the victim's economic loss; the accident did. Rubics concluded that "because an element of the crime of felony hit and run under section 20001, subdivisions (a) and (b)(2) is a defendant's involvement in an accident resulting in the injury or death of

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