From legis.wi.gov:
346.70 (1m) (b) No person may knowingly assist an operator or occupant
of a motor vehicle involved in an accident as described in sub. (1) to
flee the scene of the accident unless the accident has, or the person is
advised that the accident has, first been reported to a law enforcement
agency, except to provide medical assistance.
My seat-of-the-pants interpretation - either the owner was the driver,
and by not identifying her/himself is obstructing the Police, or the
owner was not the driver, and by not identifying the driver, is
"assisting an operator...to flee the scene...".
I'm not sure where it's spelled out exactly in the statutes, but I
always thought leaving the scene of an injury crash was a misdemeanor,
that is, a crime rather than just a traffic violation. If someone had
stolen $1000 worth of property from someone, or injured someone in a
misdemeanor battery, (or esp. done BOTH at the same time), you would
think the Police would do more than mail a ticket. Do they not consider
someone like this a person at risk of repeating her/his crime? Might be
a good question to ask the Chief of Police.
On 2012/06/26 10:16, Maggie L. Grabow wrote:
Dear Bikies community,
I have a dear friend who was recently hit while biking in the bike lane
at the intersection of E Johnson and N Pinckney. The car drove off. My
friend is fortunately ok (some bruises and a sore shoulder), but it
could have been way worse. It looks like his bike has about $1,000 worth
of damages.
I'd like any advice/suggestions from anyone who knows how to handle the
situation. Thanks in advance.
Here's what I know:
My friend was bicycling eastbound in the bike lane on E Johnson. The car
was turning left onto N Pinckney, and struck him within the green
painted bike lane. My friend was able to get the license plate number
(which was confirmed by two separate witnesses), and so he filed a
police report. The police tracked down the person, and when this person
did not pick up the phone/answer the door, the police labeled him/her as
"uncooperative." 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.
My friend has contacted Clayton Griessmeyer, who is going to look over
the case report, but he would prefer to not hire a lawyer if possible.
Can anyone please give us any advice on what else can be done?
Thank you very much,
Maggie
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Maggie Grabow, MS, MPH
Ph.D. Candidate, Environment & Resources
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)
University of Wisconsin - Madison
1710 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53726
314.249.0471 <tel:314.249.0471> (cell)
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