Arrest Reports and Laws

Failure to remove motor vehicle from roadway; penalty.


(1) The driver of a motor vehicle commits the offense of failure to remove a motor vehicle from the roadway if, after an accident:
(a) A person has not suffered any apparent personal injury as a result of the accident;
(b) The motor vehicle is operable and does not require towing;
(c) It is safe to drive the motor vehicle to a location off of the roadway as close to the accident scene as possible; and
(d) The driver does not move the motor vehicle to a location off of the roadway as close to the accident scene as possible.
(2) The offense described in this section, failure to remove a motor vehicle from the roadway, is a Class C traffic violation. [2007 c.664 §4; 2008 c.10 §3]