Change the law of failing to stop after a fatal or serious injury crash

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

At the moment the law allows that if someone who is involved is a serious or fatal car crash to leave the scene. They are required to stop , remain at the scene and give details but if they don’t they are required to report the crash to the police as soon as reasonably practicable within 24 hours

I would like this law to be changed so that any person involved in a serious or fatal accident has to stop and stay at scene and report straight away to help the injured on the road. At present the British law acts as an incentive for law braking drivers to flee the scene of the kill someone. If they do stay at the scene there is sometimes a risk of a higher sentence due circumstances like drink driving, stolen Car or another person admitting to the crime they didn’t do.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Minimum Two Years sentence for Failure to Stop after an accident

Timeline

11 Aug 2020	Petition opened for signatures
18 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Aug 2020

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