A.
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident
on the public highways or streets of the Town resulting in apparent
damage to property shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene
of the accident. If the damage resulting from such accident is to
the property of the driver only, with no damage to the person or property
of another, the driver need not remain at the scene of the accident,
but shall immediately make report of the damage resulting to the Town
of Milton Police. If there is damage to person or property of another,
the driver shall remain at the scene until the arrival by the Town
of Milton Police or the Delaware State Police.
B.
The driver shall give his name, address and the registration
number of his vehicle; exhibit his operator's or chauffeur's license,
and provide the name of his insurance company, agent and policy number
to the owner of the property or the driver or occupants of any vehicle
with which his vehicle collides or otherwise damages. Such information
shall likewise be provided to the first police officer on the scene,
Town or state.
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident
resulting in injury or death to any person shall immediately stop
such vehicle at the scene of such accident. He shall give his name,
address and the registration number of his vehicle and exhibit his
operator's or chauffeur's license to the person struck or the driver
or occupants of any vehicle collided with and shall render to any
person injured in such accident reasonable medical assistance, as
may be appropriate under the circumstances, if it is apparent that
such treatment is necessary.
A.
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident
resulting in injuries or death to any person or property damage to
an extent of $250 or more shall at once forward a report of such accident
to the Milton Police Department at Town Hall.
B.
The fact that such accident reports have been made
shall be admissible in evidence solely to prove compliance with this
section but no report or any part thereof or statement contained therein
shall be admissible in evidence for any other purpose in any trial,
civil or criminal, arising out of such accidents.
Cars involved in accidents resulting in death
to human beings shall not be moved from the place of the accident
until arrival of police, except if needed to convey an injured person
to a hospital or doctor.
It shall be the duty of the person in charge
of any garage or repair shop located in the Town of Milton to report
to the Milton Police Department within 24 hours after receiving any
motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in a serious
accident or having been struck by a bullet, giving the engine number,
registration number and the name and address of the owner of such
vehicle, if known.
Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle
from a street shall also remove any glass or other injurious substance
dropped upon the street from such vehicle.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof before a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined not
less than $50 nor more than $200 and shall pay the costs of prosecution.
