1. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by a person shall give the driver’s name, address, and theregistration number of the vehicle the driver is driving and shall upon request andif available exhibit the driver’s driver’s licenseto the person struck, the driveroroccupant of,or the person attending the vehicle involved in the accident and shall render to a person injured in the accident reasonable assistance, including the transporting or arranging for the transporting of the person for medical treatment if itis apparent that medical treatment is necessary or if transportation for medical treatment is requested by the injured person. 2. Ifthe accident causes the death of a person, all surviving drivers shall remain at the scene of theaccident exceptto seek necessary aidor to report the accident tolawenforcement authorities. Before leaving the scene of the fatal accident, each surviving driver shall leave the surviving driver’s driver’s license, automobile registration receipt, or other identificationdata at the scene of the accident. After leaving the scene of the accident, a surviving driver shall promptly report the accident to law enforcement authorities, and shall immediately return to the scene of the accident or inform the law enforcement authorities where the surviving driver can be located. [S13, §1571-m23; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5072, 5079; C39, §5020.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.263]
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