Good afternoon, I have an unpleasant situation. On 07/05/19 I received a letter from the court with a court order to deprive me of my driver’s license for a year for allegedly driving away from the scene of an accident, which happened at the end of March of this year.

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Left the scene of an accident

I was leaving the parking lot, hit a standing car, and drove away from the scene of the accident. There is a car number on the recorder, what should I do? February 11, 2019, 00:31, question No. 2255771

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What liability does I face if I left the scene of an accident on foot?

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So, road traffic accidents in Russia are quite a serious problem. Every year, about 200 thousand people get into road accidents, of which about 15% die (approximately 30 thousand people). There is no downward trend observed, so it is natural to expect approximately the same data in 2020.

To combat this problem, there is a special set of laws and rules that both the driver and the pedestrian need to know. This will help not only to avoid an accident, but also, if one has already occurred, to competently defend your rights.

Thus, for example, one of the common administrative offenses - leaving the scene of an accident - does not entail a fine, according to the law. But responsibility for this act has its own subtleties. We will discuss this particular topic in our article.

Was there an accident?

The question is really important. After all, liability arises only when an accident actually occurs. It is necessary to understand what an accident is and how this concept is interpreted. A traffic accident is an event that involves a moving vehicle; material damage has been caused, or people have been injured or killed. That is, the fact of an accident is established only if the following two conditions are necessarily met:

1. Presence of a moving vehicle.
2. Causing one or another material damage, damage to human health, etc.

If an accident is recorded, and the culprit fled the scene of the accident, he does not bear punishment in the case where the rules allow leaving the scene of the accident (we will look at these rules later in the article). In all other cases, the punishment is provided for in Article 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

Depending on the conditions of the situation, the punishment may be either deprivation of rights for various periods, or administrative arrest for 15 days. Please note that there is no penalty for this act.

But in the law on compulsory motor liability insurance there is an article according to which the insurer can file a recourse against the culprit of the accident if he fled the scene of the accident. Thus, the amount paid by the insurance company to the victim can be subsequently demanded from the at-fault party.

Did he avoid responsibility or made the situation worse?

Many drivers mistakenly believe that by fleeing the scene of an accident, they can save themselves from problems - this is not true at all. The traffic police officers who arrived at the scene of the accident will begin to interview witnesses, and it is likely that one of them will remember or write down the license plate number of the culprit’s car. Especially when it comes to a serious accident. So if the driver fled the scene, he only made his situation worse.

What does the traffic rules say about this problem? According to the traffic rules, the driver involved in the accident is obliged to:

• In any case, wait for the traffic police to record the incident.
• Provide first aid to victims (if any).
• Under no circumstances should you move objects involved in the accident!
• Display a special warning triangle.

If one of these mandatory actions is not performed by the driver, then he will be held liable, in accordance with part two of Article 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offences, for “Failure to fulfill duties in connection with an accident.”

When do the rules allow the culprit to escape?

There are completely legal circumstances in which a driver has the right to leave the scene of an accident without being held liable. What's on this list?

1. Mutual agreement. There were no injuries in the accident, there were no disagreements or disputes between the drivers regarding the event. In this case, if both of the above conditions are met, the problem can be solved without even calling traffic police officers. Drivers draw up an accident diagram, sign it and go to the nearest traffic police post to have documents certified.
2. Europrotocol. This paragraph also implies resolving the conflict without the intervention of police officers. Works only if the following four conditions are met:
   • Involved in the incident no more 2 vehicles.
   • Only property was damaged, no casualties were reported.
   • Both drivers have a valid MTPL policy (for the vehicle involved in the accident).
   • There are no disagreements between the persons involved in the accident regarding the incident.
3. Clear the passage! A case when the driver needs to move the vehicle to a more convenient place to clear the roadway. Wherein it is extremely important to record the initial position of the car in front of witnesses to prevent errors in the protocol.
4. There are people injured. As mentioned earlier, the driver is obliged to provide first aid. In a situation where the victim is in a condition where he needs to be urgently taken to the hospital, the driver has the right to leave the scene of the accident to provide medical assistance to the victim. But with one condition - be sure to return to the scene of the accident.

Absolutely any other cases, even if the driver considers his reason to be valid, will be regarded as “escaping” from the scene of the crime.

Without trial or investigation

Ultimately, if drivers have a disagreement or there is a truly serious accident, the problem will be resolved through the courts. First, an investigation will be conducted based on the testimony of witnesses regarding the driver who fled the scene of the accident, then a verdict will be drawn up in court for the culprit.

Depending on the situation, the search for the culprit will be carried out by traffic police investigators, investigators and operatives, in some cases even relatives of the victims or dead. In general, it is unlikely that it will be possible to escape “without trial or investigation.”

The court has provided two measures of administrative punishment for leaving the scene of an accident - these are deprivation of rights to a vehicle for a period of one to one and a half years or imprisonment for up to 15 days.

Important: the driver does not choose his own punishment. That is, the court does not look at any personal reasons according to which it allegedly cannot deprive the driver of the driver’s license to drive a vehicle (for example, if the driver needs a license in connection with work). Statistics say that more often than not, rights are deprived during legal action, so it is better to once again think about how to act in this situation. You also need to keep in mind that only a court can deprive a person of rights, that is, this is not within the powers of a traffic police officer.

Video: Lawyer on the intricacies of conducting a case of leaving the scene of an accident

Came out of the water dry

If the driver still does not consider himself guilty, he has the legal right to defend his own position in court. There is a possibility that in this way it is possible to avoid liability or reduce it to a minimum. It is necessary to present evidence that in this situation the culprit still had the right to leave the scene of the accident.

If the accident is not serious or did not entail consequences for both parties, point out this circumstance in court. Remember that the court has the right to release a driver who fled the scene of an accident, according to his internal convictions.

Do not rush to give a sincere confession- Discuss this issue with a lawyer. Your testimony may be used against you in court. Do not forget that you can completely refuse to testify without your lawyer-defender, as well as in accordance with your constitutional rights.

Thus, we are clearly convinced that without knowing the law it is quite difficult to cope with this situation, or any other. Be careful on the road and follow the traffic rules!

In order to understand what we may face for fleeing the scene of an accident, first of all, we need to clearly define what, in fact, an accident is in legal terminology. The definition of the term road accident is given to us by paragraph 1.2 of the Rules of the Road.

What is a traffic accident?

"Road accident" is an event that occurred while moving on the road vehicle and with his participation, in which people were killed or injured, vehicles, structures, cargo were damaged, or other material damage was caused.

From this definition it follows that the fact of occurrence is considered only if there is everyone of two conditions that characterize it:

1. The vehicle was moving along the road.
2. With the participation of a vehicle, this or any other vehicle is damaged, harm is caused to human health or damage to cargo, or other material damage is caused.

So, if an accident occurred and we fled from the scene, then we will face the punishment provided for in Part 2 of Article 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, entitled “Failure to fulfill duties in connection with a traffic accident.”

What is the penalty for fleeing the scene of an accident?

Leaving by a driver, in violation of the Traffic Rules, the scene of a traffic accident in which he was a participant -
entails deprivation of rights vehicle control for a period of one to one and a half years or administrative arrest for up to fifteen days.

As you can see, for hiding from the scene of an accident, not only deprivation of rights is provided, but also administrative arrest as a more severe punishment, which, however, is rarely prescribed in the courts. For reference: only a court and not a traffic police inspector can deprive a driver of the right to drive a car for any violation.

At the same time, the specified article of the code on administrative violations directly, by its disposition, refers us precisely to the failure to comply with paragraph 2.5 of the traffic rules, which stipulates the driver’s obligation in the event of an accident with his participation to wait for the traffic police officers who will formalize this accident:

In the event of a traffic accident, the driver involved in it is obliged to:

• immediately stop (do not move) the vehicle, turn on the hazard warning lights and display a warning triangle in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 7.2 of the Rules, do not move objects related to the incident;
• take measures to provide first aid to the victims, call an ambulance, and in emergency cases, send the victims on a passing one, and if this is not possible, take them in your vehicle to the nearest medical facility, provide your last name, vehicle registration plate (with presentation identification document or driver's license and vehicle registration document) and return to the scene of the incident;
• clear the roadway if the movement of other vehicles is impossible. If it is necessary to clear the roadway or deliver victims in your vehicle to a medical facility, first record in the presence of witnesses the position of the vehicle, traces and objects related to the incident, and take all possible measures to preserve them and organize a detour to the scene of the incident;
• report the incident to the police, write down the names and addresses of eyewitnesses and wait for the police to arrive.

The direct reference of the above article to paragraph 2.5 is also indicated by paragraph 11 of the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court dated October 24, 2006 No. 18:

The actions of a driver who, in violation of the requirements of paragraph 2.5 of the traffic rules, left the scene of a traffic accident in which he was a participant, form the objective side of the administrative offense provided for by part 2 of article 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

However, there are a number of nuances in the legislation of our country, and let's look at them with examples.

Example 1: In the morning they found a scratched car and drove away with it

You went out to your car in the morning to go on business (to work, etc.) and discovered that it was damaged - for example, there is a scuff on the bumper. However, you had to go urgently and unconditionally, and you left, and then called the traffic police... And the last thing is the biggest mistake, since you fled the scene of the accident (left the scene of the accident) deliberately, knowing your responsibilities. But until it is proven that your car scratched (caused you material damage) another car, then this is not an accident by definition, because your car was not in motion at the time of the accident, and this will only constitute an accident if you scratched another car (which, of course, did it while moving). At the same time, it is not you who has to prove that the vehicle that caused the harm to you was the vehicle.

But this, of course, is in theory - in practice, they may not “go into details” and sometimes (however, to be honest, quite often) we have to seek the truth on our own where we should not do it at all.

Example 2: We got into an accident, called the traffic police and went home

Now, while maneuvering in a parking lot late at night, we hit another parked car. We fulfill all the requirements to put up an emergency stop sign, call the traffic police, etc., however, since the owner of the second car is not nearby, as well as, who could warn him about what happened, we decide to go home - fortunately the windows of the house look like once at the scene of an accident. We, as decent citizens, sit by the window and wait for employees to register an accident. We wait an hour, two, three... and fall asleep. In this case, when the police arrive at the scene, they can, without any questions, draw up a report on leaving the scene of the accident, because at the time of their arrival and paperwork you were not there.

If you didn’t notice how you fled the scene of an accident

There are also situations when, in difficult road conditions in a dense stream of constantly maneuvering vehicles, minor damage may simply not be noticed. And this is one of the few cases when the driver should not be charged under 12.27 and, accordingly, should not be legally deprived of his rights. The whole point is the absence of an offense - after all, although there was an accident, and you had the corresponding responsibilities for actions after the accident, nevertheless, you could not fulfill these obligations for completely objective reasons. And here it is important to highlight 2 nuances, according to which it is impossible to hold you accountable, although you had an obligation and you did not fulfill it (Article 24.5 of the same Code of Administrative Offenses makes this clear to us):

• It is necessary to prove the existence of a violation event - that is, it is also necessary to prove that an accident occurred. Here, the second participant in the accident will be helped by the DVR recording, and law enforcement agencies will be assisted by an examination to determine if you have any damage and/or such damage has been painted over or repaired.
• However, if the presence of an event is beyond doubt, then it is necessary that there is also a corpus delicti, which includes 4 components: the object, the objective side, the subject and the subjective side of the offense. In this case, we are only interested in the last of the components - the subjective side - this is the intent to escape from the scene of the accident. And, if you did not know about the accident (especially in the case of driving, for example, a large truck), then you could not have had any intention of hiding from it.

Another issue here is that in our country, according to our Russian laws, judges make their decisions solely on the basis of their own convictions, albeit in the presence of evidence. However, the presence of intent can also be established by the judge, despite the fact that your testimony will be to the contrary. And here the testimony of the second participant in the accident can help, stating that the collision of the cars was really insignificant and the impact was practically not felt; as well as the judge’s simple view of the damage - if they are insignificant, and based on them you can believe that you simply did not feel the blow or there was no blow at all, then the judge may well believe you.

As an example of such an outcome of the case, consider one of the court decisions on the abolition of punishment under Part 2 of Article 12.27 in St. Petersburg:

An example of a court ruling on the topic “Fleeing from the scene of an accident”

Case No. 5-221 /12

Resolution

On May 24, 2012, the judge of the Vyborg District Court of St. Petersburg [anonymized], having examined the material about an administrative offense on the grounds of an administrative offense provided for by 12.27 Part 2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation in relation to [anonymized] established:

According to the protocol on an administrative offense, on April 10, 2012 at 18:54 [anonymized], while driving a vehicle [anonymized] while driving at [anonymized], he committed an accident, collided with a car [anonymized], after which, in violation of the rules 2.5 RF Traffic Regulations left the scene of the accident and did not report the incident to the police department.

[anonymized] with an explanation in the material for checking the circumstances of the accident, she indicated that upon leaving the office she saw a note with a message about the accident. Also, the girl from the store [anonymized] reported that a witness to the accident was a certain man who wrote down the details of the car that drove away on the store receipt [anonymized] and gave [anonymized] this entry on the store receipt. [anonymized] did not appear at the court hearing.

[anonymized] did not appear at the court hearing, and explained in the accident investigation material that while driving on [anonymous] he drove around a parked Mercedes, there was not enough room for maneuver, and he did not feel contact. [anonymized] did not appear at the court hearing.

The file contains a copy of a note with a message about the participation of a car [deidentified] in an accident at 18:54.

The accident certificate indicates the presence of damaged rear bumper and rear bumper trim of the car [anonymized].

The accident scene diagram shows the position of the vehicle [impersonal] at [impersonal] and the location of the damage on the car body.

The car inspection protocol established a coincidence of damage - cracks and abrasions in the paintwork on the rear fender on the left side of the vehicle [anonymized] are at the same level as the abrasion of the front bumper on the right side of the vehicle [anonymized]. The witness [anonymized] indicated that the injuries were insignificant.

The court finds that the case materials prove the participation of [anonymized] in the described accident, however, taking into account the insignificance of the injuries, the court finds reliable the version of [anonymized] about his lack of awareness of the accident that took place, and therefore on [anonymized] the obligation to fulfill the requirements of clause 2.5 of the Traffic Regulations of the Russian Federation could not be assigned, thus, in the actions [depersonalized] the elements of an administrative offense provided for in Part 2 of Art. 12.27 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, not seen.

Based on the aforesaid and guided by Article. 29.9 clause 1 part 2 clause 1, art. 24.5 p. 1 p. 2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, the court determined:

Administrative proceedings on the grounds of an administrative offense under Art. 12.27 Part 2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation in relation to [impersonal] stop...

In conclusion, it must be emphasized: if in the event of an accident you decide to leave to resolve the issue peacefully without calling traffic police officers, you must exchange the relevant receipts. In no case should the receipts indicate that an accident occurred (today, many motorists mistakenly believe that such a receipt only needs to indicate that the parties do not have any claims regarding the accident against each other). It is very important to emphasize the facts and events in the receipt that there was no traffic accident at all: for example, directly indicate that as a result of the “sudden stop of the cars” there was no collision, no material or other damage or harm was caused to anyone of the parties, as well as the property of the parties, the cars were not damaged and no one was injured or killed. Only this kind of receipt can save you from the dishonesty of the second participant.

And finally, the main thing: never drive a car without a working DVR!

The most desperate act that a participant in an accident can do is to flee the scene of the accident. This act cannot lead to anything good, much less save you from liability under the law. How to resolve the issue if you left the scene of an accident?

What to do if you left the scene of an accident?

If you intentionally or unintentionally decided to leave the scene of an accident, this does not mean an actual admission of guilt in the incident. The specified offense is absolutely independent and does not play any role whether the victim was the victim or the culprit of the accident.

For this offense, the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Article 12.27) provides for the following types of liability:

1. Deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to one and a half years;
2. Administrative arrest for up to fifteen days.

As we see, the responsibility is very serious. There is no monetary fine for such a violation.

Let’s say that the participant in the accident got scared and left the scene of the accident, but after a while he came to his senses and realized the full extent of his offense. What I would do if I were this person:

1. I would call the traffic police and report that I was involved in a traffic accident.
2. Would arrive at the scene of an accident;
3. He assisted in every possible way during the inspection of the crime scene.

These actions will allow the application of Art. 4.2. Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation and achieve a minimum punishment against the culprit in the form of deprivation of rights for a period of 1 year.

Unintentionally leaving the scene of an accident

Sometimes situations arise when a driver unintentionally left the scene of a traffic accident, for example, did not notice how he scratched a parked car nearby or the vehicle created obstacles to traffic, so it was moved to another free space. And then the participants in the accident, without waiting for the traffic police officers, leave the scene of the accident due to objective circumstances. The law does not establish waiting periods for authorized persons, and often drivers simply lose patience. If in this case the driver moves the vehicle a little further, then this offense will already be qualified under Part 1 of Article 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. Punishment for this administrative offense is provided in the form of a fine in the amount of 1 thousand rubles.

Important! If the driver duly notified the traffic police about the fact of a traffic accident and indicated its location, he is not obliged to personally be in the car. If after three hours of waiting established by Part 1 of Art. 27.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, traffic police officers did not arrive at the scene of the accident to draw up procedural documents, the driver has the right to leave the scene of the accident after notifying the traffic police again.

It is worth considering the fact that unintentional leaving the scene of an accident will be assessed by the court along with other significant circumstances.

It is legal to leave the scene of an accident

The driver does not always face punishment for leaving the scene of an accident. The law provides for cases when leaving the scene of an incident is justified and legal, and the application of administrative sanctions to a warrior is not allowed:

• delivery of accident victims to the nearest hospital department for emergency care, if it is not possible to call an ambulance or send the victims by passing car;
• as a result of the accident, only property damage was caused, and there were no disagreements between the parties to the conflict regarding the establishment of guilt and the nature of the damage;
• if it is necessary to clear the roadway for the passage of other vehicles;
• if the participants filed a traffic accident according to the European protocol.

It is worth remembering that registration of an accident according to the European protocol is allowed without the participation of accident officers and only if certain conditions are met:

• only two vehicles were involved in the accident;
• damage was caused only to property;
• the participants in the accident have no disagreement about guilt and damage caused;
• validity of the MTPL policy at the time of the accident must be valid;
• both participants must be properly insured.

If the drivers have agreed among themselves to compensate for the damage, that they will draw up a map of the accident site and will not wait for authorized persons, then after completing all the actions, they must contact the nearest traffic police post and fill out the documents. The same is provided when registering an accident under the European protocol, only in this case it is also necessary to notify the insurance company about the occurrence of an insured event for subsequent recovery of the damage caused.

Important! Whichever of the listed situations arises, it must be documented, since the fact of the absence of a participant in the accident will be recorded by the arriving traffic police officers when drawing up a protocol.

Even if there are legal grounds for leaving the scene of the accident, all significant circumstances of the accident should be recorded. This will avoid prosecution, which could result in deprivation of rights.

Consequences of leaving the scene of an accident

Hiding one of the participants from the scene of a traffic accident inevitably leads to adverse consequences. Deprivation of rights for leaving the scene of an accident is an administrative punishment for the offense provided for in Part 2 of Article 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. Also, when committing this administrative offense, the vehicle is detained and placed in a specialized parking lot. The law provides not only for deprivation of rights for a period of one to one and a half years, but also for administrative arrest for a period of up to 15 days.

Leaving the scene of an accident. How to avoid responsibility?

If the participant in the accident turns out to be unscrupulous and does not even think of repenting of what he has done, and all his thoughts are only about: “How to avoid responsibility altogether,” then he has nothing left to do except hope that:

• no one saw him;
• no one wrote down the car number;
• there is no video recording of the accident;
• the victim did not contact the traffic police;
• There are no casualties in the accident (it can even lead to imprisonment).

It is possible to avoid prosecution under Part 2 of Article 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation only if there are legal grounds for fleeing the scene of the incident. The evidence base for such grounds is:

• testimony of witnesses to the accident, including the victim, whom the driver assisted and took to the hospital;
• DVR recordings or other means of photo and video recording;
• documentary evidence (a diagram of recording the location of cars after an accident, which the driver drew up before leaving for good reasons).

In addition, deprivation of rights can be avoided as a result of the expiration of the deadline for prosecution. The statute of limitations for bringing to justice for this offense is according to Part 1 of Art. 4.5 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation three months. If after the expiration of this period, which is not subject to restoration by the court, the driver has not been held accountable, then a decision on an administrative offense cannot be made against him. But it’s better not to risk it and wait for the traffic police officers, since assistance in the investigation will be a mitigating circumstance that is taken into account by the court. Leaving the scene of an accident unnoticed is hardly possible in the age of information technology.

Another way to avoid liability is when a traffic police officer makes mistakes when drawing up procedural documents. If, as a result of registering an administrative offense, procedural violations are committed, or such errors are made during the consideration of the case by the court, then based on the results of challenging the court decision, the case may be dismissed, and the driver may be released from liability.

What terms are acceptable for punishment?

If a “miracle” happened and all the above points were fulfilled, the culprit will still not know about it reliably, and if he has even an ounce of conscience, then it will bother him for a very long time, because the statute of limitations for bringing this type of administrative liability is 3 months from the date of initiation of the administrative case. It turns out that the culprit must hide for 3 months, be nervous, afraid, in order to avoid responsibility, even without knowing for sure whether the victim contacted the traffic police.

Result: after 3 months the culprit will no longer be brought to administrative responsibility. It would seem that everything was so simple and cloudless, but that was not the case. The impossibility of bringing the culprit to justice under Art. 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation does not exempt him from financial liability for compensation for harm to the victim. If, after an indefinite amount of time, the victim finds the culprit with the help of direct eyewitnesses of the accident, contacts the police with a statement to search for his offender and ultimately comes to the “grief” of the driver, the latter will answer to the fullest extent of the law, since he will be obliged not only to compensate for the damage caused damage, but also to pay quite serious costs associated with:

• searching for the culprit;
• payment for the services of the victim's lawyer;
• it is possible to pay benefits lost as a result of an accident to victims;
• moral injury;
• auto expert services;
• etc.

What do we end up with? It is much more profitable not to leave the scene of the accident and not look for ways to “resolve the issue”, but you just need to contact an experienced lawyer directly without leaving the scene of the accident. A lawyer will come to the site and do everything to minimize your costs and the degree of liability in the current unfavorable situation.

ATTENTION! Due to recent changes in legislation, the information in this article may be out of date! Our lawyer will advise you free of charge.