THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PICKETT, BAKER, CHRISTIANA, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HESS, M. KELLER, KILLION, MAJOR, MICOZZIE, MOUL, O'NEILL, PHILLIPS, REED, ROHRER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, STEVENSON, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND HORNAMAN, NOVEMBER 17, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, NOVEMBER 17, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for accidents involving death or

personal injury.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 3742(a) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 3742.  Accidents involving death or personal injury.

(a)  General rule.--

(1)  The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident

resulting in injury or death of any person shall immediately

stop the 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

he has fulfilled the requirements of section 3744 (relating

to duty to give information and render aid). Every stop shall

be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.

(2)  An occupant of any vehicle involved in an accident

resulting in injury or death of any person shall, upon

failure of the driver of the vehicle to comply with the

requirements of paragraph (1), report the accident as soon as

the occupant is physically able to the nearest office of an

authorized police department.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.