r/news • u/maiscestmoi • Oct 11 '21

Title Not From Article Accountant cleared of drink driving after claiming she guzzled vodka AFTER crash

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/im-not-going-lie-necked-21820359
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u/SantaMonsanto Oct 11 '21

But if you’ve already had several DUI’s the punishment for running is lesser than the punishment for hurting someone in an accident while drunk (again)

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u/7i4nf4n Oct 11 '21

No. It is an additional offense, and it is punished harsher than if he stayed there. It’s not like they stack up separately, offenses are looked upon entirely.

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u/7i4nf4n Oct 12 '21

That’s true, but as the punishment of fleeing after an accident is up to 3 years of jail here, I don’t know if it would be worth to flee if you are in any way identifiable

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u/7i4nf4n Oct 12 '21

Nope. Not here where I live. If it is your car you have either name someone who drove it, take the blame yourself or go the legal route of calling it stolen, which would have another legal rats tail in itself. Plus, if you lie in that legal route you are fucked.

I won’t say it is perfect but I haven’t had a single case of someone fleeing after an accident my whole life, and I have been in or witnessed quite some accidents.