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Hit-and-run suspect arrested in Capitol Hill

Story Highlights:
None injured in Seattle car accident
Motor vehicle collision caused by hit-and-run
Driver arrested for hit-and-run, DUI, and reckless driving



Date: April 6, 2011, 04/06/2011
Location: Seattle, King County, Washington
Type: Car accident, Motor vehicle collision
Outcome: None injured, One arrested

A man was arrested for hit-and-run, DUI and reckless driving in Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon.

Around 2:45 p.m. a man driving with an infant and 3-year-old was heading down 12th Avenue when he crashed his Saturn into a parked BMW. He then tried to flee the scene but was apprehended by police and booked into jail for investigation of hit-and-run, DUI, and reckless driving.

The kids were taken to Harborview Medical Center as a precaution.

Washington State Hit-and-Run Law
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person or damage to other property must move the vehicle as soon as possible off the roadway or freeway main lanes, shoulders, medians, and adjacent areas to a location on an exit ramp shoulder, the frontage road, the nearest suitable cross street, or other suitable location. The driver shall remain at the suitable location until he or she has fulfilled the requirements of subsection (3) of this section. Moving the vehicle in no way affects fault for an accident.

Washington State Reckless Driving Penalty
Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving. Violation of the provisions of this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year and by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars.

Washington State Driving Under the Influence Law
A person is guilty of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug if the person drives a vehicle within this state:
(a) And the person has, within two hours after driving, an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher as shown by analysis of the person's breath or blood made under RCW 46.61.506; or (b) While the person is under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor or any drug; or
(c) While the person is under the combined influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor and any drug.

Seattle Car Accident Attorneys
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