Washington Supreme Court· 12/15/1983

State v. Vela

Citations

673 P.2d 185
100 Wash. 2d 636
1983 Wash. LEXIS 1918

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concluding that any requirement of additional knowledge “would tend to defeat the public interest which is served by requiring persons involved in vehicle collisions to stop and provide identification * * * and to be available to render assistance if required”
refusing to construe hit-and-run statute as requiring “knowledge of injury,” because such a construction “would practically destroy the purpose of the statute”
rejecting argument that “[a] more serious penalty should be imposed only if the defendant’s mental state makes her more culpable”
“If a motorist knows he has been involved in an accident and fails to stop, he is guilty of violating RCW 46.52.020.”
hit and run does not require that the defendant cause the injury

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Judges: Rosellini, Utter

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