I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the website below, but it's easy enough to look up Wisconsin state statutes here:
http://legis.wisconsin.gov/rsb/stats.html (especially once you know the number of the statute, though obviously I didn't take the time to do it), and I am not a lawyer, but according to http://www.deadlyroads.com/laws/wisconsin-hit-and-run-laws.shtml : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- 346.67 Duty upon striking person or attended or occupied vehicle. (1) The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close thereto as possible but shall then forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until the operator has fulfilled the following requirements: (a) The operator shall give his or her name, address and the registration number of the vehicle he or she is driving to the person struck or to the operator or occupant of or person attending any vehicle collided with; and (b) The operator shall, upon request and if available, exhibit his or her operator's license to the person struck or to the operator or occupant of or person attending any vehicle collided with; and (c) The operator shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance, including the carrying, or the making of arrangements for the carrying, of such person to a physician, surgeon or hospital for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or if such carrying is requested by the injured person. (2) Any stop required under sub. (1) shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. 346.74 Penalty for violating sections 346.67 to 346.73. (1) Any person violating s. 346.72 may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense and may be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year. (2) Any person violating s. 346.70 (1), (2) or (3), 346.71 or 346.73 may be required to forfeit not less than $40 nor more than $200 for the first offense and may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year. (3) Any person violating s. 346.68 or 346.69 may be required to forfeit not more than $200. (4) Any person violating s. 346.70 (5) may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $50. (5) Any person violating any provision of s. 346.67 (1): (a) Shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both if the accident did not involve death or injury to a person. (b) May be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both if the accident involved injury to a person but the person did not suffer great bodily harm. (c) Is guilty of a Class E felony if the accident involved injury to a person and the person suffered great bodily harm. (d) Is guilty of a Class D felony if the accident involved death to a person. (e) Is guilty of a felony if the accident involved death or injury to a person. History: 1971 c. 278; 1973 c. 218; 1981 c. 20, 70; 1997 a. 258, 283; 2001 a. 109; 2003 a. 74. Note that there is a requirement to stop for a CRASH resulting in injury OR damage to a vehicle. Chuck Strawser Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner Commuter Solutions Transportation Services UW-Madison Room 124 WARF 610 Walnut St Madison WI 53726 608-263-2969 www.wisc.edu/trans From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patrick Lenon Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 1:44 PM To: GOLDSTEIN, STEVEN ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Advice for hit and run Excellent advice to contact Bob Mionske, wish I'd thought of it. Re: the hit & run, I have the same issue; however, if the person is not seriously injured, and they don't catch the guy in time to do a DUI test on him, I'm afraid the cops won't and probably can't do much. Kind of a "no harm no foul" situation. They know no jury's going to put the guy away for trashing a bike, anyway. They sure don't put people away for stealing bikes... ------------ Patrick Lenon > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:37:04 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Advice for hit and run > > This sounds outrageous to me: a hit-and-run that could have killed > someone and the police imply it's not worth their time... And, the > driver (or at least the car) has been located and there are witnesses. > Do you have to die to get the police to take action or is it sufficient > to sustain a concussion and end up in the ER? > > > > As a result, the police will just mail a ticket to the address of > the car owner. > > The police say they can't do anything else, and that my friend will > just have > > to handle it in Civil Court to get money for the damages. > > One place for your friend to start is on Bob Mionske's web page: > > http://www.bicyclelaw.com/ > > Bob is an attorney in Portland, OR specializing in bike law. His web > site says he handles bike accidents in every state and welcomes calls > for free consultation. I'm sure he knows the dangers of the E Johnson > St bike lane from the many years he lived on the Isthmus. > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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