Criminal Code, section 320.16(1)

Failure to stop after an accident

What the law says

Maximum
10 years
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Other
Prosecuted
By indictment or summary conviction

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3 cases with this offence

  1. November 17, 2025
    R. v. Houle, 2025 BCSC 2561Assaulting a peace officer with a weapon or causing bodily harm; Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Failure to stop after an accident; Flight from a peace officer; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer; Operation while prohibited, Osoyoos. Justice Kenneth W. Ball
    3 years consecutive on assault of a peace officer with a weapon plus 18 months on the other counts (4.5 years total), less 376 days credit
  2. November 23, 2023
    R. v. Sunner, 2023 BCSC 2169Failure to stop after an accident; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Langley. Justice Barbara J. Norell
    14 months' imprisonment plus 45 days consecutive, then 12 months' probation
  3. November 30, 2022
    R. v. Wilson, 2022 NSPC 43Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Impaired operation of a conveyance; Failure to stop after an accident; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house; Failure to attend court; Breach of an undertaking; Possession of a controlled substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence; Possession of break-in instruments, Pictou. Judge Del W. Atwood
    • On release at the time
    5 years imprisonment less 6 months remand credit (54 months to serve); $1,500 in fines, driving prohibition, restitution, DNA and s. 109 orders, forfeiture

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