February is Hit and Run Awareness month and the Florida Highway patrol is reminding all motorists that it is the law to Stay at the Scene when involved in a crash

February is Hit and Run Awareness month and the Florida Highway patrol is reminding all motorists that it is the law to Stay at the Scene when involved in a crash.

In 2019 alone, there were over 105 thousand hit and run crashes in Florida.

Under Florida law, a driver must stop immediately at the scene of a crash on public or private property that results in injury or death.

Leaving the scene of a crash is a felony and a driver, when convicted, will have their license revoked for at least three years and can be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of four years in prison.

The vast majority of hit and run fatalities occur at night or during low-light hours.

Over 84 percent of all hit and run fatalities from 2015 to 2019 occurred at night or during low-light hours.

Bicyclists and pedestrians are particularly at risk in hit and run crashes.

Although bicyclists and pedestrians are involved in a small percentage of hit and run crashes overall, pedestrians and bicyclists made up 21 percent of all hit and run fatalities in Florida in 2019.

The most important thing a driver can do when he is involved in a crash is to Stay at the Scene and call for help. 

The public is encouraged to report hit and run crashes by dialing *FHP (*347).

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