Fail To Report Accident
Fail To Report Accident
If you are involved in an accident in Ontario with your motor vehicle, the law requires you to report the accident to the nearest police if the damage amount goes beyond one thousand dollars. It is not always necessary that you collide with another car, you might collide with anything roadside and it’s a damage to the highway property. Collision with every living and non-living beings should be reported within 24 hours to the police.
Here is what the law has to say:
HTA 199. Every person in charge of a motor vehicle who is directly or indirectly involved in an accident shall, if the accident results in personal injuries (even a cut on a finger) or in damage to property apparently exceeding an amount prescribed by regulation (which is $1000), report the accident forthwith to the nearest police officer and furnish him or her with the information concerning the accident as may be required by the officer under subsection.
HTA 201 Every person who, as a result of an accident or otherwise, operates or drives a vehicle upon a highway and thereby damages any shrub, tree, pole, light, sign, sod or other property on the highway or a fence bordering the highway shall forthwith report the damage to a police officer
Penalties involved when you fail to report:
If you are involved in an accident and fail to report the same to the police you might have to bear the following penalties:
3 demerit points
A fine of $110