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Hit and Run
A person is guilty of hit and run if:
- He is the driver of the vehicle
- Involved in an accident in which a person is killed or injured or in which property is damaged
- And fails to stop and provide his contact information to law enforcement and to the person struck if that person is capable of receiving the information, or who
- Fails to render reasonable medical assistance to an injured person.
Hit and run is punishable by up to ten years in prison and/or a $2,500 fine.
VIRGINIA CODE: http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-894/