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 2022, there were nearly 105 thousand hit and run crashes in Florida leading to over 1000 serious injuries and 266 deaths.

 

144 of the hit-and-run fatalities in 2022 were pedestrians and 50 were bicyclists, totaling 73% of hit-and-run fatalities last year.

 

While overall hit-and-run fatalities were down compared to 2021, the percentage of bicyclists and pedestrians who died in hit-and-run crashes rose by 3%.

 

Hit-and-run crashes primarily occur at night or during dimly lit time periods, and account for 80% of all hit-and-run crashes.

 

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 with a fatality 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 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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